President will visit Lordstown GM on Tuesday, White House confirms

LORDSTOWN — A White House official confirmed Thursday evening that President Barack Obama will be meeting with General Motors workers in Lordstown on Tuesday.

“He will be discussing the economy,” said the official, who asked not to be identified.

The time of his visit to the plant is being finalized. But it will likely be earlier in the day, before Obama’s scheduled trip to Pittsburgh, she indicated.

Local officials earlier in the day had been waiting to hear confirmation from the White House, though they seemed to believe the visit would be a reality.

Read more in Friday’s Vindicator and Vindy.com