Trump tells GM to pay back $11.2-bn bailout if it cannot create jobs in US

Trump was angry about automaker's decision to close four plants in the United States

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Last Updated : Nov 28 2018 | 8:17 PM IST

US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that General Motors Co should pay back the money the government spent to keep it afloat as part of the auto industry bailout if it doesn't keep jobs in the country.

"If GM doesn't want to keep their jobs in the United States, they should pay back the $11.2 billion bailout that was funded by the American taxpayer," Trump, angry about the automaker's decision to close four plants in the United States, said on Twitter.

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First Published: Nov 28 2018 | 7:21 PM IST

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