Last year, new factory applications fell by 39% The forecast for new factories was revised downward in Q1 2026 Hassett knows this and is lying
Aaron RuparBARTIROMO: Last time we spoke, you told me you were expecting 4% growth in the second half of the year. The number was way lower. How would you assess that? HASSETT: The reason why the number was 1.5% was because we imported so many capital goods because we're building factories so fast