Foxconn CEO may have White House meeting later in week, but reasons remain unclear Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers' spokeswoman said the governor wasn't aware of the meeting or invited to attend. Share Shares Copy Link Copy

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MATT, WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT THIS MEETING AT THIS POINT? PASSWORD VOTERS SAYS FOXCONN CEO CHAIR EGO. HE’S TRAVELING TO WASHINGTON FOR THAT MEETING RELATED TO THE WISCONSIN PROJECT. THE WHITE HOUSE HAS NOT CONFIRMED OR DENIED THE REPORT TO 12 NEWS INCLUDING WHO TERRY GO MEETING WIT THE WHITE HOUSE MEETING WOULD COME AS MORE QUESTIONS SWIRL ABOUT FOX DANCE COMMITMENT TO WISCONSIN. THE COMPANY IS ALREADY OF BACK ITS INITIAL PLAN, BUT IS STILL PROMISING JOBS 13,000 JOBS OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME AND THIS IS A LONG-TERM CONTRACT THREE FOXCONN WOULDN’T CONFIRM WHETHER CEO TERRY GO WAS GOING TO THE WHITE HOUSE SAYING ONLY AS PART OF NORMAL BUSINESS OPERATIONS FOXCONN REGULARLY ENGAGES WITH ITS STAKEHOLDERS IN STATE AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT GOVERNOR. TONY EVERS LEARNED ABOUT THE REPORTED MEETING FROM THE REPORT ITSELF HAS RECEIVED NO CONFIRMATION HIMSELF, BUT FOXCONN AND STATE OFFICIALS ARE CURRENTLY DISCUSSING POTENTIAL CHANGES TO THE STATE CONTRACT. YOU FEEL LIKE YOU SHOULD BE AT THE WHITE HOUSE TODAY KNOW AS I HAVE NO IDEA WHA TERRY GOAL MIGHT BE TALKING TO DONALD TRUMP ABOUT HO TO WIN AN ELECTION THAT THAT’S THAT’S A THAT’S A DISCUSSION. THAT’S WAY ABOVE MY PEA CURRY, BUT MY GOAL IS TO CONTINUE TO HAVE ONGOING DISCUSSIONS WITH THE PEOPLE THAT PEOPLE THAT ARE WORKI IN FOXCONN AND SO MEAN TO NECESSARILY BE THERE TODAY I’D SAY NO, THAT’S NOT THAT NOT THAT IMPORTANT. WE HAVE REGULAR CONTACT WITH THEM AND WITH HIS COMPANY AND THAT’S THAT’S WHAT IT’S IMPORTANT. AND THAT JOINS US. ONCE AGAIN MATT WHERE TO TALK STAND BETWEEN THE STATE AND FOXCONN. SO THE GOVERNOR PATRICK SAID TODAY THE ADMINISTRATION IS IN CONSTANT TALKS WITH THE COMPANY. NEITHER SIDE, THOUGH. WE’LL TALK ABOUT WHAT TYPE OF CHANGES COULD BE MADE TO THE CONTRACT YOU REMEMBER IT WAS PRESIDENT TRUMP WHO HAD THAT PHONE CALL WITH THE CEO OF FEW MONTHS AGO THAT HE TOUTED AFTER THEN MORE UNCERTAINTY MATT SMITH REPORTING LIVE IN THE NEWSROOM. SO HERE’S WHAT’S NEXT. THE COMPANY HAS SAID IT’S STILL COMMITTED TO HIRING 13,000 PEOPLE FOXCONN

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