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Updated · Fox Business · Jun 23
Trump Claims 2,600 Pennsylvania Factory Jobs at Mack Trucks as Midterm Pressure Builds
Updated
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.

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