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Charlie Moretz, 63, has the feeling that things are going better since President Donald Trump is in the White House. "I voted for him, and of course I'll vote for him again," he explains about the last election, in which the tycoon became the first Republican candidate to win in the state of Pennsylvania since 1988.
"It was time to have a businessman in a position of power who understands how business works, who is not in the presidency for himself," says Moretz, for whom the most important thing is the smooth running of the economy. "I do not care whether it's elegant or not," acknowledges the Republican voter, who is bothered by Trump's great activity on the social network Twitter.
"I do not worry about the controversies, about the fucking countries, which really are ... What are we going to do about it? I do not like the porn actress, but that was in 2006. It's up to you. that he was going to put Hillary in jail, she is corrupt, how can a politician have so much money? ", he asks, while indicating that the border wall, a key piece of his immigration policy, was never believed. to pay Mexicans directly.
"It was just to shout at the rallies, I understand that people want to come to this country, but not like that, it has to be in an orderly way," says the owner of a restaurant that never thought he would close the great steel company Bethlehem Steel Corporation, vital for the economy of this city of around 75,000 inhabitants and white majority. There he worked his grandfather, who emigrated in 1919 from Slovenia.
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From its formation in 1904 until its sale in 2003, it was the second largest steel company in the United States. Between 1910 and the late 1960s, it produced and built the most iconic structures in the country, including New York's Madison Square Garden, the Lincoln Tunnel, the Waldorf Astoria Hotel, the Chrysler Building, and the George Washington Bridge. Meanwhile, in the rest of the United States, the Golden Gate of San Francisco, the City of Los Angeles and the Supreme Court in Washington stand out.
According to Moretz, what happened in the company is a reflection of the rest of the country. "It was a bad management of the bosses," he explains, blaming the closure not only on NAFTA (trade agreement with Canada and Mexico). "They did not care about the people, just like in Washington, I do not care if Trump gets along with the congressmen, they deserve it," he sums up about the president's fights with the leaders of the Democratic minority. His great fear: "A US with a Muslim majority".
Now Bethlehem begins to trust the economy generated by the casino business and its hospital. Meanwhile, the rest of the state of Pennsylvania, the sixth largest economic muscle of the 50 in the country, still relies on the manufacturing industry. But much of the territory is rural, a dichotomy that affects the promises of politicians in the area. His friend Andrew Asan, 53, has never voted for a Democrat. "I'm in favor of life and the second amendment," says Asan, who works in the entertainment industry and speaks out against abortion and the right to bear arms. Nor does he hide his animosity against Clinton.
Steve Antalics, 89, was also not convinced by Hillary Clinton. However, he did support the candidate who imposed the establishment of his party. Unlike his neighbors, the historian does not like Trump's attitude. But he does not care. He does not consider that his comments put the country in danger. More questions raised by his group: "We should have done better."
