Obama At Debate: Romney Said ‘Let Detroit Go Bankrupt’

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In the first question of the town hall debate, on how upcoming college graduates will be able to find jobs, President Obama took a clear hit at Mitt Romney as part of his answer.

“There are a bunch of things we can do to make sure your future is bright,” Obama told a young college student. “Number one, I want to build manufacturing jobs in this country again.

“When Gov. Romney said we should ‘let Detroit go bankrupt,’ I said we would bet on American workers and the American auto industry, and it has come surging back. I want to do that all across the country. That means we change our tax code so we are giving incentives to countries investing in the United States, and creating jobs here.”

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