Trump to make surprise stop at Texas truck factory to tout manufacturing
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich discusses President Donald Trump’s priorities and the GOP’s messaging ahead of the 2026 midterm elections on ‘Kudlow.’
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Exclusive: President Donald Trump will make a surprise
Exclusive: President Donald Trump will make a surprise stop in Denton, Texas, on Thursday to highlight manufacturing and the administration's economic agenda, FOX Business has learned.
The president will visit a Peterbilt Motors factory
The president will visit a Peterbilt Motors factory in the city north of Dallas. Trump will deliver remarks about the manufacturing boom he believes is a result of his pro-growth policies, tariffs and deregulation.
"The president’s America First trade agenda is driving
"The president’s America First trade agenda is driving a manufacturing renaissance that will continue paying dividends for the great state of Texas and Americans across the country," White House spokeswoman Olivia Wales said. She added that the Trump administration's agenda "has created more than 1 million private-sector jobs, sparked trillions in new investments, lowered taxes and reshored key manufacturing back to the United States." The president will visit a Peterbilt Motors factory in Denton, Texas on Thursday. (Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images)
A White House official told FOX Business that
A White House official told FOX Business that Peterbilt parent company Paccar has been adding jobs and increasing American truck production as a result of the heavy truck tariffs put in place Nov. 1, 2025. A 25% tariff remains on medium- and heavy-duty trucks as well as all non-compliant USMCA parts.
United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain said for
United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain said for decades heavy truckmakers have moved jobs out of the U.S. He believes that all changed on Nov. 1, 2025.
"We have pushed for action like this for
"We have pushed for action like this for decades, and we congratulate President Trump for delivering for heavy truck workers everywhere," Fain said. "Let’s keep going and rewrite our broken trade rules."
The White House official credits the tariffs with
The White House official credits the tariffs with Paccar adding more than 1,000 new jobs at the Denton facility, and adding more than 2,000 jobs across the U.S. The company’s subsidiaries, Peterbilt and Kenworth, move about 30% of the truck freight in the country. The company remains the only remaining American-owned high-volume heavy truck manufacturer and has been building trucks for 121 years.
Trump will highlight the rich history of manufacturing
Trump will highlight the rich history of manufacturing while working to persuade the American people that the economy is working. The president will visit a Peterbilt Motors factory in Denton, Texas. (Tim Graham/Getty Images)
In the Oval Office on Monday, Trump said
In the Oval Office on Monday, Trump said, "They're all coming back. Hundreds of billions of dollars of plants are being built. Eli Lilly is spending billions. Merck, Pfizer, they're all coming back. And we learned that during COVID, we didn't make anything. Now we're making it all. They're all coming back at record numbers."
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Trump to make surprise stop at Texas truck factory to tout manufacturing
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich discusses President Donald Trump’s priorities and the GOP’s messaging ahead of the 2026 midterm elections on ‘Kudlow.’
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