By: Kristen Campbell
Many people see only the media-created version of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, but the owners of a small business in North Carolina recently saw the nominee’s true colors.
Trump and former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani stopped by Allegra Print, Marketing, Signs before a campaign rally in Fayetteville to talk about the needs of small business owners.
Bruce Sykes, who operates the business with his wife Kathy, told the Fayetteville Observer that they were most impressed by how focused and attentive Trump was while listening to their concerns about the country.
The GOP nominee reportedly took the time to speak to every one of the employees and shook their hand, Sykes explained.
“He was like — real direct … looking at you,” Kathy Sykes said. “He was very focused.”
Sykes spoke at length with Trump about how liberal policies, particularly Obamacare, have caused his business to suffer lately.
Before the Affordable Care Act took effect, the business owner said he paid “100 percent” of his employees’ health care.
“(F)or a company of my size, that’s pretty much unheard of,” he explained. “They bust their butts for me, so the least I can do is try is to take care of them.”
However, the Sykes’ have been forced to let several employees go because they couldn’t afford the costs.
Trump and Giuliani spoke about their visit with the sign makers at the rally later that day, showing the small business owners that their voices had been heard.
The couple was glad that someone was finally interested in hearing their story, listen to their concerns and take them into consideration when determining how to get the country back on track.
“Then at the event, and what I saw on TV — he heard my concerns,” Sykes said. “That’s what meant a lot to me. My voice was heard.”
Small business owners and middle class working people have suffered the most under President Barack Obama, and their voices will be imperative in the upcoming election.
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