focus pm: Photo by Evan Vucci/AP Trump's failure on manufacturing comes into sharper focus 10/02/19 12 43 PM Updated 10/03/19 01 33 PM By Steve Benen CNBC's Kayla Tausche earlier this week asked White House trade advisor Peter Navarro about the nation's manufacturing sector, according to MSNBC. Navarro, who has Donald Trump's ear on these issues, was incredulous. Photo by Evan Vucci/AP President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President-elect Mike Pence wave as they visit to Carrier factory, Dec. 1, 2016, in Indianapolis, Ind. Manufacturing is strong as a rock, he said. September marked the worst month for U.S. manufacturing in more than a decade since June 2009 according to the closely watched Institute for Supply Management's manufacturing index. Yeah, about that U.S. manufacturing fell deeper into a contraction last month, erasing hope of a quick turnaround for the industry and handing a blow to President Trump's promises that he would revive blue-collar jobs and companies.
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