If you have caught an interview with Donald Trump lately on television – and how could you not – you have probably heard him talk about the problem our country has with the outsourcing of jobs to places like Mexico and China.

It’s a great platform for any presidential candidate to run on, as many of us are sick of seeing jobs go overseas instead of being given to hard-working and qualified American workers.

The crazy thing is that Donald Trump is the presidential candidate trying to base his campaign partly around the subject of outsourcing. That’s because The Donald has built part of his fortune around outsourcing jobs to places like … Mexico and China.

Trump’s clothing line is produced in China and his suit collection is made in Mexico. So it’s tough for me to take Trump seriously on this subject when he is a complete and utter hypocrite.

Unfortunately the 24-hour news media has become afraid to challenge him on any subject – including his hypocrisy on outsourcing – in fear of Trump coming after them like he has Megyn Kelly and Fox News.

When Trump made this statement during his presidential campaign announcement – “I’ll bring back our jobs from China, from Mexico, from Japan, from so many places. I’ll bring back our jobs, and I’ll bring back our money…” – where was the investigation into Trump’s own business practices? Where was the outrage from the talking heads on MSNBC, CNN and Fox News over these clearly outrageous claims from a repeat offender of outsourcing?

Unfortunately, not only has the media – especially the television media – given Trump a pass on his outsourcing past, they are giving him free reign over their airwaves.

I feel confident to say that Trump has probably received more coverage than almost all of the other candidates combined. So much so that he probably doesn’t need to spend money on television commercials.

I know that many politicians over the years have followed the motto, “Do as I say, not as I do,” but that doesn’t really fly with me.

So, next time you hear The Donald ramble on about China and Mexico stealing our jobs, remember that Trump has repeatedly decided putting the maximum amount of money in his pockets is more important than giving hard-working Americans jobs.

— Pat McDonald is the sports editor of the Journal Tribune. An avid follower of media and politics, he has worked in the newspaper industry for 15 years.

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