Topic: Shipyards

The Trump administration attributed the loss of 90,000 American factories and 5 million manufacturing jobs to the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) signed by Bill Clinton. Current trade deficits are being framed as a national emergency, citing the U.S. inability to produce enough antibiotics or dominate electronics and shipbuilding. Specific examples like Maytag moving operations to Mexico were highlighted as evidence of the long-term decline in American industrial capacity.