President Barack Obama visited a Master Lock factory in Milwaukee Wednesday where he spoke about bringing outsourced jobs back to America.
Gov. Scott Walker was sick with the stomach flu and could not accompany the president on his tour of the factory as originally planned. He did, however, give the president a Milwaukee Brewers jersey with “Obama” printed on the back when he arrived at General Mitchell International Airport.
The president mentioned Master Lock in his State of Union speech last month as an example of a U.S. company that has brought jobs back from oversees.
“My message to business leaders is simple: Ask yourselves what you can do to bring jobs back to your country, and your country will do everything we can to help you succeed,” Obama said Wednesday.
Walker said in a statement he appreciates the attention the president is giving to the Wisconsin-based company.
“Wisconsin manufacturers are some of the best in the world and this helps us highlight that fact,” said Walker.
Wednesday’s visit was the president’s first since January of last year.
