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Trump’s Manufacturing “Boom” Has Reversed — Jobs Shrink Despite Tariffs

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Feb 18, 2026
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The long-promised U.S. manufacturing revival under President Trump hasn’t appeared — and in fact appears to be moving backward, according to new reporting by The Wall Street Journal.

Former rhetoric about a “golden age” of factories ringing across America is colliding with recent federal figures showing manufacturers shed workers in eight straight months…

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