Trump Claims 2,600 Pennsylvania Factory Jobs at Mack Trucks as Midterm Pressure Builds
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Updated · Fox Business · Jun 23
Trump Claims 2,600 Pennsylvania Factory Jobs at Mack Trucks as Midterm Pressure Builds
3 articles · Updated · Fox Business · Jun 23
Summary
At Mack Trucks in Macungie, Trump said Pennsylvania added 2,600 manufacturing jobs in recent months and 32,000 jobs overall, casting the gains as proof of his economic agenda.
He tied that message to deregulation, saying he scrapped Biden-era fuel-emissions standards that would have raised truck costs and hurt manufacturers such as Mack Trucks.
Trump also pointed to regional investment plans — Eli Lilly's $3.5 billion plant, Nokia's $30 million chip expansion and B. Braun's $20 million project — to argue more factory hiring is coming.
The appearance doubled as a campaign stop in Pennsylvania's 7th District, where Republican Rep. Ryan Mackenzie faces Democrat Bob Brooks in a battleground midterm race.