Fact-check · Aug 21, 2026 · JD Vance
“Year over year, manufacturing workers wages actually went up. 4.2% where they went down under the Biden administration”
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What the record shows
1.4% — Real Wages (YoY) for Trump II at month 8 of the term (~2025), per FRED.
From: Vice President JD Vance Delivers Remarks in Middletown, OH
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Aug 21, 2026FALSE
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