Texas: Trump delivers address at Peterbilt Motors manufacturing plant in Denton

President Donald Trump delivered an address at the Peterbilt Motors manufacturing plant in Denton, Texas, using the venue to highlight his administration’s economic policies, uplift GOP Senate hopefuls and champion a resurgence in American manufacturing.

Speaking before factory workers and company leadership, Trump emphasized how trade protections, tax cuts and deregulation have directly benefited domestic production, pointing toward the Denton assembly facility as a primary example of his “Made in America” agenda.

“Workers like you and companies like this have always been loyal to our country,” Trump said. “But for decades, you were heartlessly betrayed by politicians, lousy politicians who let foreign trade cheaters plunder your wages, loot your factories, close up your jobs, and they robbed our country blind.”

Peterbilt said that 1,000 jobs were added at the Denton facility.

Central to the address was the impact of trade measures enacted in late 2025, specifically the 25% tariffs imposed on foreign medium- and heavy-duty trucks as well as non-compliant vehicle components under the USMCA trade agreement.

White House officials and company leadership credited these trade barriers with driving major domestic operational growth, allowing Peterbilt and its parent company, PACCAR, to expand production facilities and add over 1,000 local manufacturing jobs at the North Texas plant. 

 

During his remarks, Trump further highlighted how these protective measures successfully stopped the decade-long trend of heavy truck manufacturing migrating overseas, forcing auto and commercial vehicle makers to reinvest directly in American assembly lines.

The speech also served as an opportunity for the Trump administration to address national economic data while building momentum ahead of the upcoming midterm elections. The president notably used his remarks to deliver an enthusiastic endorsement of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who is currently running for the U.S. Senate.

Trump praised Paxton’s tenure, calling him “the single greatest attorney general in the United States of America” while emphasizing his importance to the state.

“We need Ken so badly, and that’s why I’m here. I wanted to stop here,” the president declared. He also went on to warn voters that losing the seat to his Democrat opponent, James Talarico, would be “a horror to the system” and “such a horror to your state and such a horror to the country.”

Trump then acknowledged Paxton from the podium, humorously noting at first, “I didn’t even know he was here,” before pointing out both him and Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) in the audience.

At another point, while acknowledging debates over employment figures, Trump referenced recent job gains in the manufacturing and construction sectors as evidence that long-term industrial investment is shifting back to the United States.

Analysts say that visit marks the beginning of an “intensified domestic campaign tour,” during which the 47^th president reportedly plans to visit key industrial sites across the country to tout the impact of his administration’s commercial and trade initiatives.

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President Trump says “tariff” is his “fifth favorite” word as he highlights new factories, manufacturing and jobs returning to the United States.

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