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Victoria Bekiempis

Trump Media outsources jobs to Mexico despite threats to businesses doing so

a blurry image of Trump speaking with an American flag behind him, a phone with Trump's Truth Social platform in the foreground
Trump Media’s workers in Mexico produce code and perform other technical support, ProPublica reports. Photograph: Will Oliver/EPA

Donald Trump’s social media company outsourced jobs to Mexico despite the Republican presidential candidate’s threats to punish businesses who outsource jobs in such a fashion – and racist comments about Latinos during his campaign, ProPublica has reported.

A spokesperson for the company, Trump Media, confirmed the outsourced jobs to ProPublica – whose report arrived amid the former US president’s threats to impose steep tariffs on all items imported into the US, ostensibly to create more domestic jobs.

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