By — Associated Press Associated Press Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/economy/watch-trump-promises-to-revive-north-carolina-furniture-industry-like-magic Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter WATCH: Trump promises to revive North Carolina furniture industry ‘like magic’ Economy Aug 26, 2025 2:28 PM EDT President Donald Trump said Tuesday tariffs are coming on furniture imports to help revitalize the domestic industry in North Carolina and South Carolina. Watch the video in the player above. He said the state has the “most talented woodworkers that you’ve ever seen” but that the business was “stolen from us by others, not only China.” READ MORE: Tariff exemption for small packages ends this week Educate your inbox Subscribe to Here’s the Deal, our politics newsletter for analysis you won’t find anywhere else. Enter your email address Subscribe Form error message goes here. Thank you. Please check your inbox to confirm. Trump didn’t say when he would impose the tariffs but he encouraged woodworkers in those states to start teaching their children and grandchildren the art of furniture-making. “Some of those incredible artists that I knew as young people, they’re older people now,” Trump said at the Cabinet meeting. “But they still have the talent and they have time left, but they’re going to be teaching their sons and their daughters and their grandchildren and it’s going to be a beautiful thing to see. It’s going to happen like magic.” We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now By — Associated Press Associated Press
President Donald Trump said Tuesday tariffs are coming on furniture imports to help revitalize the domestic industry in North Carolina and South Carolina. Watch the video in the player above. He said the state has the “most talented woodworkers that you’ve ever seen” but that the business was “stolen from us by others, not only China.” READ MORE: Tariff exemption for small packages ends this week Educate your inbox Subscribe to Here’s the Deal, our politics newsletter for analysis you won’t find anywhere else. Enter your email address Subscribe Form error message goes here. Thank you. Please check your inbox to confirm. Trump didn’t say when he would impose the tariffs but he encouraged woodworkers in those states to start teaching their children and grandchildren the art of furniture-making. “Some of those incredible artists that I knew as young people, they’re older people now,” Trump said at the Cabinet meeting. “But they still have the talent and they have time left, but they’re going to be teaching their sons and their daughters and their grandchildren and it’s going to be a beautiful thing to see. It’s going to happen like magic.” We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now