President Trump’s Trade Agenda Is Rebuilding the American Auto Industry

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The White House issued a release claiming Ford's plan to reshore Lincoln production and phase out Chinese imports proves President Trump's trade agenda is 'delivering exactly as designed.' It cites Ford CEO Jim Farley saying the company acted 'as soon as the policy of the Administration was set,' and gestures at an unspecified 'rapidly expanding roster' of automakers supposedly doing the same.

No independent figures on job numbers, timelines, or which other automakers are involved appear anywhere in the release — just the word 'thousands' and a victory lap.

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A press office quoting a CEO praising the press office's boss is not evidence; it is a mirror admiring itself. If the roster of reshoring automakers is truly ‘rapidly expanding,’ naming even two of them would have cost nothing — unless, of course, the roster fits comfortably on a Post-it. Until the ‘thousands’ come with paychecks attached, this desk files the victory lap under promises, right next to the extended warranty.

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