Matthew A. Winkler, Columnist

Manufacturing Jobs Rise Under Democratic Presidents

Trump blames Clinton for manufacturing's decline. History might surprise him.

September 14, 2016 at 9:00 AM UTC

By Matthew A. Winkler

Matthew A. Winkler, editor in chief emeritus of Bloomberg News, writes about markets.

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Since the presidential race began more than a year ago, Donald Trump has missed few opportunities to castigate Hillary Clinton for the loss of U.S. manufacturing jobs.

He blames her for accelerating the job exodus by supporting the North American Free Trade Agreement with Canada and Mexico, which was initiated by President George H.W. Bush and signed by President Bill Clinton in 1993.