(14 Mar 2025)
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Bay City, Michigan – 14 March 2025
1. Vice President JD Vance arrives onstage alongside his wife, Usha Vance, at Vantage Plastics
2. SOUNDBITE (English) JD Vance, U.S. Vice President:
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“Now, I have to be honest with you: The road ahead of us is long. But we are already, in just seven short weeks, starting to see early indications of the president’s vision becoming our shared American reality.”
3. Vantage Plastics employees move into their location off the stage for JD Vance’s remarks
4. SOUNDBITE (English) JD Vance, U.S. Vice President:
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“That the purpose of the American presidency is to fight for the American people will guide our policy for the next four years. And I have to say, yes, this is not always easy, and it doesn’t happen overnight.”
5. A Vantage Plastics sign
6. An attendee wears a red MAGA hat
7. Vantage employees
8. SOUNDBITE (English) JD Vance, U.S. Vice President:
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“But if you try to undercut us and build outside of our borders, the President Trump’s administration has got nothing for you. If you want to be rewarded, build in America. If you want to be penalized, build outside of America. It’s as simple as that.”
9. Employees applaud
10. SOUNDBITE (English) Justin Crosby, Trump supporter:
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“I do see prices starting to go down in some things. But still confident. I know the work’s just beginning. It takes a long time to unravel all the craziness that’s happened over the last four years, so.”
11. Vance waves to the crowd at the conclusion of his speech
12. SOUNDBITE (English) JD Vance, U.S. Vice President:
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“Thanks to all of you, on January 20th, 2025, we started a great American comeback.”
13. Vance leaves the venue
STORYLINE:
Vice President JD Vance toured a plastics manufacturing facility in Bay City, Michigan, and promised “a great American comeback" in manufacturing — even as he urged patience for it to fully materialize.
“This is not always easy, and it doesn’t happen overnight,” Vance told about 100 attendees during an event Friday at Vantage Plastics. He also said: “The road ahead of us is long.”
The Trump administration raising tariffs on neighboring Canada has especially concerned some Michigan businesses, but Vance defended higher tariffs.
“If you want to be penalized, build outside of America,” he said.
Among those in attendance was Justin Crosby, who works for a construction company in nearby Midland, Michigan.
The 35-year-old supported Republican Donald Trump in the 2024 election and acknowledged keeping up with the first few months of his presidency has been hard.
Still, he remains confident Trump will help lower costs, saying: “It takes a long time to unravel all the craziness that’s happened over the last four years.”
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