Evening's Edge - Tariffs & Memes

Sometimes, I like to fact-check memes and infographics. One recently went around boasting about the effect of Trump's tariffs. I review.

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White House (Investment PR): https://www.whitehouse.gov/articles/2025/03/more-investment-more-jobs-and-more-money-in-americans-pockets/

White House (Trump Effect): https://www.whitehouse.gov/articles/2025/04/trump-effect-a-running-list-of-new-u-s-investment-in-president-trumps-second-term/

Fox News Highlights (21Mar25): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-yCX7xnoRg

Reuters (21Mar2): https://www.reuters.com/world/after-trump-meeting-uae-commits-10-year-14-trillion-investment-framework-us-2025-03-21/

CNBC (20Sep25): https://www.cnbc.com/2024/09/20/uae-hoping-to-expand-1-trillion-partnership-with-us-through-ai-investment.html

The Korea Economic Daily (11Mar24): https://www.kedglobal.com/steel/newsView/ked202403110007

AP News (24Jan25): https://apnews.com/article/saudi-arabia-us-investment-trump-6730a89f93b44ed8d705638f95700cbb

Apple (24Feb25): https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2025/02/apple-will-spend-more-than-500-billion-usd-in-the-us-over-the-next-four-years/

NYTs (29Aug24): https://web.archive.org/web/20240831095126/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/29/technology/apple-nvidia-openai.html

TSMC (04Mar25): https://pr.tsmc.com/english/news/3210

Barrons (03Aor25): https://www.barrons.com/livecoverage/trump-tariffs-april-2-liberation-day-news/card/taiwan-s-high-tariff-rate-will-be-bad-news-for-nvidia-yHumoa3Fk27SwMk8Ggbd

Johnson & Johnson (21Mar25): https://www.jnj.com/media-center/press-releases/johnson-johnson-increases-u-s-investment-to-more-than-55-billion-over-the-next-four-years

Johnson & Johnson (01Oct25): https://www.jnj.com/media-center/press-releases/johnson-johnson-to-invest-more-than-2-billion-in-new-advanced-technology-manufacturing-facility-in-north-carolina-to-support-robust-portfolio-growth

CMA CGM Group (06Mar25): https://www.cma-cgm.com/news/5013/cma-cgm-group-announces-20-billion-investment-in-america-s-maritime-transportation-logistics-and-supply-chain-capabilities-over-the-next-four-years

Reuters (26Feb25): https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/lilly-plans-invest-27-billion-new-us-plants-trump-threatens-pharmaceutical-2025-02-26/

Reuters (29Apr25): https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/merck-invest-1-billion-new-delaware-plant-boost-us-manufacturing-wsj-reports-2025-04-29/

GE Aerospace (12Mar25): https://www.geaerospace.com/news/press-releases/ge-aerospace-invest-nearly-1b-us-manufacturing-2025

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