NBC News reports:
Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said on Thursday that the coronavirus outbreak in China could lead businesses to bring jobs back to the U.S. and Mexico.
“Well, first of all, every American’s heart has to go out to the victims of the coronavirus. So I don’t want to talk about a victory lap over a very unfortunate, very malignant disease,” Ross told Fox Business Network on Thursday. “But the fact is, it does give businesses yet another thing to consider when they go through their review of their supply chain.”
“On top of all the other things, you had SARS, you had the African swine virus there, now you have this,” Ross continued. “It’s another risk factor that people need to take into account. So I think it will help to accelerate the return of jobs to North America. Some to U.S., probably some to Mexico as well.”
Secretary Wilbur Ross says coronavirus will be good for [checks notes] American jobs: “I think it will help to accelerate the return of jobs to North America.” pic.twitter.com/Y4SbDIcTi4
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) January 30, 2020
Jobs like:
Coffin makers
Funeral Home Managers
Gravediggers
Outbreak suit designers
Mad Max era gas hoarders
Guy collecting books who sits on his glasses— Jeremy Newberger (@jeremynewberger) January 30, 2020
Reminder how Trump fearmongered over Ebola in 2014. https://t.co/pV4Jz8DVDn
— emptywheel (@emptywheel) January 30, 2020
Only a trumpist would argue that a horrific pandemic is good for America. https://t.co/xYOr8NuFQo
— Molly Jong-Fast (@MollyJongFast) January 30, 2020