Trump says free trade killed American automaking jobs. That’s not the whole story | CNN Business

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Much of President Donald Trump’s tariff rhetoric has been about restoring factory jobs — particularly auto jobs — that he says had been destroyed by bad trade deals such as the North American Free Trade Agreement.

“American steelworkers, auto workers, farmers and skilled craftsmen … they really suffered gravely,” Trump said during his April 2 rollout of new tariffs. “Foreign cheaters have ransacked our factories, and foreign scavengers have torn apart our once beautiful American dream.”

Trump promises that his 25% tariffs on all imported cars will raise costs enough to bring

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