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Donald Trump: “In 2008, the company was nearing bankruptcy.”

Featuring: Donald Trump, Republican | President of the United States | National

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President Trump Participates in a Small Business Summit

Published | Video Starts at 1:00:35

I want to get him Mark La Mancha, and he's a fantastic guy. And he's the owner of Humtown Products, a metal casting and 3D printing company near Youngstown, Ohio, here. It's amazing what he's done. In 2008, the company was nearing bankruptcy. It looked like it couldn't be saved. But that's when Mark patented a system to boost productivity at the company by more than 400%. Mark would like to use you in government. (1:00:35–1:00:39)

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Asserts that Humtown Products was nearing bankruptcy in 2008.

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