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Ford CEO To Trump: 'We've Created 25,000 U.S. Jobs Since 2011'

Ford CEO Mark Fields responds to GOP frontrunner Donald Trump's criticism that the automaker has shipped jobs overseas.

Mar 28, 2016

Ford CEO Mark Fields responds to GOP frontrunner Donald Trump's criticism that the automaker has shipped jobs overseas.

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