Obama: Tenn. GOPers More Worried About 'German Shareholders Than American Workers'

DANIEL STRAUSS – FEBRUARY 14, 2014, 4:44 PM EST

President Barack Obama criticized a number of Tennessee Republican lawmakers for threatening to withhold tax incentives of a potential Volkswagen automotive plant expansion if auto workers there decide to join the United Auto Workers union.

Obama said Friday the lawmakers "are more concerned about German shareholders than American workers." Obama made the remarks at a closed-door meeting of House Democrats in Maryland on Friday according to a Democratic source in the room, Reuters reported.

Obama's comments come near the end of the period in which the auto workers are voting on whether to join the UAW or not.

Local lawmakers including state Sen. Bo Watson (R) and Gov. Bill Haslam (R) have expressed opposition to the workers joining the UAW.

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