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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Alexa St. John

FACT FOCUS: Trump says tariffs have brought more US auto factories. His numbers are off.

Trump Auto Manufacturing Fact Focus - (Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

As President Donald Trump travels the country to rally support for Republican candidates ahead of the midterm elections, he is touting his economic agenda and crediting GOP-backed tariffs with industry growth — including what he says are more vehicle manufacturing plants all over the country.

Speaking at a Baltimore shipyard earlier this week, he credited his administration with drawing automakers back from at least five countries and painted a picture of historic plant construction after decades where there had been none at all.

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