Trump’s tariff problem: He might need a third or fourth term to reindustrialize America | CNN Business

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President Donald Trump is on a mission to restore American manufacturing prowess by using his favorite tool: massive tariffs on foreign imports.

“The higher it goes, the more likely it is they’re going to build,” Trump told leading CEOs last week at The Business Roundtable, referring to tariffs. “The biggest win is if they move into our country and produce jobs. That’s a bigger win than the tariffs themselves.”

Reindustrializing America could create many jobs and revive communities crushed by the shutdown of factories as blue-collar jobs were shipped overseas.

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