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J. D. Vance: “We've seen both construction jobs in manufacturing, but also…”

Featuring: J. D. Vance, Republican | Vice President of the United States | National

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Vice President JD Vance Briefs Members of the Media, May 19, 2026

Published | Video Starts at 42:29

We ran on the promise of bringing investment back into the United States of America, that rather than factory closures, we were going to have factories opening. And We've seen both construction jobs in manufacturing, but also manufacturing jobs have great rebounds under the Trump administration and under our leadership. We are very aware that because of what's going on in the Middle east, gas prices have gone up, and a lot of Americans are struggling because of that. (42:29–42:38)

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Asserts that there has been a rebound in construction and manufacturing jobs under the Trump administration.

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