Last week, we explored Trump’s push to bring manufacturing back to America, and how the talent gap is more than just a bump in the road.

This week, we dig deeper:

Are Trump’s education cuts helping or hurting his goal?

And is the U.S. economy now built to support a manufacturing revival?

Join us as we connect the dots between classrooms, factory floors, and the structural challenges of America’s service-first economy.

Timeline:

01:12 – U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick says: “The world is taking our factories away.”

01:54 – Why Asia is leading in high-end manufacturing.

02:31 – China now produces twice as many STEM PhDs as the U.S.

03:26 – Trump’s proposed budget slashes funding for research, STEM, and technical education.

05:16 – A service-driven economy and high labor costs, why this combo blocks a manufacturing rebound.

07:31 – Why the U.S. needs more than slogans, it needs a coordinated education and industrial strategy.