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    Trump’s Taking Credit Where No Credit Is Due

    The president says he’s already succeeded in bringing auto-sector jobs back. Has he?
    by Nicholas Clairmont Mar 28, 2017 3 minutes
    Source: Charlie Riedel / AP

    On Tuesday, Ford Motor Company announced a $1.2 billion investment in three Michigan plants—a move that was preceded by a 3:30 a.m. tweet from President Trump touting the job gains that the company’s announcement would bring. But as much as Trump tries to link himself to increases in auto-industry investment, the narrative is a dubious one. Massive car companies take a long time to make large investments, and it’s market forces, not White House policy, that are mostly behind recent moves from Mexico to the U.S.

    According to Ford’s , the company

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