Fact-check · Oct 1, 2026 · Donald Trump
“We have more factories being built like you're doing so well. They're they're doing well. Better than anybody in the history of our country.”
FALSE
What the record shows
Manufacturing construction spending down 32% from Biden-era peak (Aug 2025: $211.1B → Jun 2026: $172.7B per Census Bureau). 75,000 manufacturing jobs lost since Trump took office.
Authoritative Census Bureau data contradicts the claim. Construction spending has declined, not increased, under Trump's second term.
Sources
- President Trump is Remaking America into a Manufacturing Superpower
- Manufacturing Construction Spending Declines Under Trump - FactCheck.org
- New Data Shows Trump’s Promise to Revive Manufacturing Is Struggling
- Fact check: Is US factory construction at an all-time high, as Trump says?
- Trump Said He’d Rebuild America’s Factories. Construction Is Now Down 32% Since Biden Left Office.
- Are US car plants being built at record rates, as Trump claims?
From: President Trump Participates in a Site Visit, Oct. 1, 2026
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