President Donald Trump failed to deliver on domestic manufacturing during the first year of his second presidency, despite claims he would grow supply chains across the country. 

According to research, his policies and the actions of the GOP Congress have undermined the domestic manufacturing progress made this decade.

• Manufacturing employment dipped last year, with 72,000 fewer factory jobs reported since April 2025.

• Manufacturing construction spending dropped 8% and 38 manufacturing projects in the clean energy sector worth $19.8 billion in private investments were canceled in 2025.

• Trump signed a budget bill repealing nearly $550 billion in funding meant for clean energy, much of which has flowed to domestic manufacturers. 

• The Trump administration also canceled hundreds of contracted awards worth $11 billion for domestic manufacturing, innovation, and decarbonization projects. A federal judge later ruled that the cancellations were unconstitutional.

Following Trump’s one year anniversary in office, the BlueGreen Alliance issued a statement from Executive Director Jason Walsh:

“Trump lied to the American people about his true agenda, and we’re all seeing the evidence of that. The administration’s policies are actively harming the manufacturing sector and creating market uncertainty. This is driving project cancellations and job loss. The truth is, working people in manufacturing communities are worse off after Trump’s first year.”