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Trump’s manufacturing boom has China on its heels
Trump’s tariff policy is bringing manufacturing back to the US.
President Trump has proven once again why he’s the most effective advocate for American workers in modern American politics. He fully understands the threat China poses, and his administration is doing exactly what needs to be done to ensure American competitiveness.
While strengthening our manufacturing, he’s also tackling trade diplomacy with China. Because President Trump knows we need both: to grow our ability to compete with China by manufacturing right here in the U.S. and also to pursue trade diplomacy that actually helps American businesses and consumers.
The early signals of this effort are positive.
For example, Ford’s $5-billion investment in car manufacturing, announced this week, which includes a new plant that will create nearly 1,700 new U.S. jobs, was made possible by President Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill. The plant will have American workers create American-made batteries using globally licensed technology, at cost and at scale, to compete with and reduce reliance on foreign-made alternatives.
Trump and Congress protected American businesses’ ability to license such technology in the Big Beautiful Bill because he knew that it would create U.S. jobs and further our economic…
