Trump touts truck tariffs at Peterbilt plant in Texas
President Donald Trump told Peterbilt workers in Denton on Thursday that tariffs and regulatory rollbacks are helping reverse years of heavy-truck manufacturing moving outside the U.S.
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President Donald Trump told Peterbilt workers in Denton on Thursday that tariffs and regulatory rollbacks are helping reverse years of heavy-truck manufacturing moving outside the U.S.
President Donald Trump will tour Peterbilt Motors’ Denton, Texas, factory Thursday to promote tariffs and other policies aimed at expanding U.S. manufacturing.
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