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Donald Trump: “Wages for manufacturing workers are up by nearly, almost close to $4,000 since I took office.”

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They used to rip us so badly. Canada rips us so badly. Ugh, Canada, what they do to us. But not anymore. They're not doing that anymore. But Wages for manufacturing workers are up by nearly, almost close to $4,000 since I took office. And after years of decline, this year the United states has added 60,000 new manufacturing jobs. And heavy truck manufacturing is almost up by about, what, 31% or something. (21:10–21:17)

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Asserts that manufacturing worker wages have increased by nearly $4,000 since Trump took office.

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