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Trump, tariffs and the battle for blue-collar America | FT Film

From tariffs to talent and tech, the FT looks at the future of manufacturing in its US heartland. How will President Donald Trump's dream of bringing back blue-collar jobs meet the reality of modern manufacturing? FT columnist Patti Waldmeir goes back to her hometown outside Detroit to find out

Produced and presented by Patti Waldmeir; produced, filmed and edited by Joe Sinclair; co-produced and filmed by Gregory Bobillot; graphics by Russell Birkett; additional filming by Petros Gioumpasis; commissioning editor Veronica Kan-Dapaah