With tariffs and reindustrialization slogans, the dream of bringing manufacturing back to America seems within reach. Yet according to the Cato Institute's 2024 survey, although 80 percent of Americans support the idea of revitalizing domestic manufacturing, only about 25 percent are willing to work in factories themselves.

"Manufacturing is back!" But who is actually there to make it work?

CGTN is producing a series of AI-generated GIFs exploring the real impact of Trump's tariffs with a touch of irony. This is the first of the series.