Jim Vena, CEO of the Pacific Ocean, met with President Donald Trump on Tuesday to talk about the proposed merger of Norfolk Southern. (Photo: Photo of White House through UP)
President Donald Trump, Jim Vena, the chief executive of the Pacific Union, said where the railway should call the National Guard to fight urban crime.
Vena met with Trump and other government officials at the White House on September 9 on UP (NYSE: UNP) about $ 85 billion in proposed merger with South Norfolk (NYSE: NSC).
“He was a very impressive man, and Vena is a job rail,” unlike a Wall Street son who destroys the railroad, “Trump said while in Fox News. “
Trump sought Vena’s recommendations on cities that the government had to send as part of its strategy to reduce crime. Vena Mamfis suggested St. Louis and Chicago.
The CEO was on the board until 2023 at FedEx based in Memphis (NYSE: FDX). “He said,” When I go to your hotel, they don’t allow me to do it. “They put me with a bulletproof glass vehicle to take a block to me.” She’s very terrible. “
The president announced in the program that he plans to send the National Guard soldiers to Memphis.
“Memphis … is a great music city, Elvis’s house and everything else,” Trump said. “But I told her,” Where else should we go? Where do you say? “
Trump said Vena recommended St. Louis and Chicago. “Sir, please, please,” Trump said. “” “St. Louis is very bad. It’s very hard, very, very, hard.”
“Don’t miss Chicago,” Trump said. You lose Chicago, sir. This is a great city. “
The president has criticized the Illinois Democrats for failing to suppress violent crime. JB pritzker, head of the Illinoisian government and Brandon Johnson, mayor of Chicago, opposed Trump’s calls to send the National Guard, pointing out that the rate of violent crime was significantly reduced this year.
The Pacific Ocean Union is proud to meet the president in the elliptical office.
“They discussed how to create an inter -continental American railroad is a victory for US competition, consumers and union workers whose jobs are protected when integrated; it allows the rail to grow and remove more trucks from the taxpayers’ highways,” Kristen South said. “They also focused on the security and security of all Americans, and we regularly work with communities to keep our customers’ employees and cargo safe.”
Speaking at an investor conference on September 10, Vena said the White House officials understood the main reason for the intercontinental railroad. “They get it,” he said. “They understand the value of what we propose, and they think it’s an absolute victory for the country.”
Sending the National Guard to combat crime is a controversial act. The Trump administration claims to be necessary to restore law and order. But critics say this is over -access and question the legality of activating the National Guard against the demands of the governors.
California officials complained to the Trump administration earlier this year after sending the National Guard to Los Angeles earlier this year to reduce protests on immigration attacks in the city. A federal judge later ruled that sending a guard to the city was illegal.
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