there and because it would frustrate the simple solution suggested by maga. if we go back to how it was, we'll be better. can't happen. oh, yeah, says the administration. then how do we add 473,000 manufacturing jobs since trump took office, returning us to the levels of 2007? first, more jobs, more better. it's great to see growth. but is the reason for that growth continued recovery from the great recession or trump being great? well, for proof of the latter, let's look at two of his signature achievements. remember the carrier plant in indiana? trump took credit, saving 1,100 jobs from being sent to mexico. he says it was his ability to convince business to return, make good deals, make it better for them here. result, hundreds of jobs cut anyhow, and they moved guess where? mexico. does this mean trump is bad? not necessarily.