Trump’s Tariffs Aimed at Reviving Manufacturing Are Doing the Opposite

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By Mark Niquette, Miranda Davis, and Brooke Sutherland

June 9, 2025 at 6:00 AM EDT

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President Donald Trump’s signature trade policy is threatening to backfire by upending other top priorities: the revival of US manufacturing and the American Rust Belt.