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On the campaign trail, Trump vowed that a manufacturing revival would "happen fast and beautifully," and when he imposed sweeping tariffs on U.S. trading partners last ​April he predicted they would make factories "come roaring back." But a tariff on Chinese-made brass instruments -- currently at 20.4% -- has not deterred Conn Selmer, which is following rivals that ​shifted production to China years ago ⁠to cut labor costs. https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-pledge-is-falling-flat-ohio-musical-instrument-plant-closes-2026-04-17/ #trump #trumpflation #manufacturing