Trump reveals 32,000 new jobs created in PA alone under second term

In a speech delivered at Pennsylvania’s Mack Truck facility on Tuesday, President Trump touted the success of his second administration, revealing that 32,000 new jobs had been created in the Keystone State alone.

"More Americans are working today than at any other time in the history of our country and we’ve created over 32—now think of this, 32,000 new jobs you’re starting in Pennsylvania alone," Trump said. 

He added that "in the last few months alone, we’ve added 2,600 Pennsylvania manufacturing jobs." Trump said that number is expected to go "much, much higher as factories start to open, because right here in Lehigh Valley, Eli Lilly has just announced—great company, by the way, drug company—a $3.5 billion investment in a brand new state of the art manufacturing facility right down the road, that’s going to create over 1,000 jobs, just that one." 

He also touted the efforts to keep steel production in the US, saying, "last year I saved a great American company, US Steel, and we’re keeping its headquarters in Pennsylvania, where it belongs. And $17 billion has been invested by a great company in saving US Steel."

He said he was "especially honored to be here in the place that builds some of the toughest vehicles on the road, Mack Trucks." He said the company's "doing a great job." Trump also said the company is "trying to get a contract for 15,000 trucks."

"For more than 100 years, this legendary company has been making trucks right here in Eastern Pennsylvania, building the heavy-duty machinery that keeps our economy rolling, our factories moving, and our industries roaring all across the nation. And you are the men and women who put your pride and spirit into those beautiful words stamped on every backdrop that said 'made in the USA.'"

He also touted his tariffs, saying, "right now, we have more factories being built, and I mean car factories, AI factories, factories of every type than we’ve ever had in the history of our country by three times. That’s because they didn’t want to pay the tariff. How don’t you pay a tariff? You build your factory here, and you hire American workers. It’s quite simple, actually."

"But, as you know, I placed a 25 percent tariff on foreign automobiles, and very importantly, I posted a 25 percent tariff on medium and heavy-duty trucks, so that Mack Truck could do very well with this factory in Pennsylvania. All American roads will be filled with American trucks very shortly."