President Trump posted that the U.S. economy added 162,000 jobs in August, calling the print nearly three times the Bloomberg-survey economists' forecast. He attributed the strength to his tariff-driven trade policies, saying they have reshaped the g

2026-09-05

President Trump posted that the U.S. economy added 162,000 jobs in August, calling the print nearly three times the Bloomberg-survey economists' forecast. He attributed the strength to his tariff-driven trade policies, saying they have reshaped the global economy and returned manufacturing jobs to the U.S., and credited full expensing (first-year immediate expensing) with spurring factory construction that will hire American workers.