Trump delivers remarks after groundbreaking at Foxconn site in Mount Pleasant

MOUNT PLEASANT — President Donald Trump and Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker grabbed a pair of golden shovels and moved piles of dirt under the hot June sun as part of a ceremonial groundbreaking for the Foxconn Technology Group project Thursday, June 28.

They stood in front of a massive American flag held aloft by a pair of construction cranes.

President Trump and Gov. Walker were joined by Foxconn CEO Terry Gou, House Speaker Paul Ryan and the first Wisconsin Foxconn employee Christopher Murdock for the ceremony.

President Trump then traveled to the Foxconn Opus Building in Mount Pleasant, where he took a tour before delivering remarks on Thursday afternoon. He took credit for the deal that has Foxconn promising the $10 billion campus and 13,000 jobs.