Fact-checking President Donald Trump’s speech in Denton

Photo: President Donald J. Trump delivers remarks at the Peterbilt Motors Company in Denton, Texas, Thursday, October 1, 2026. (Official White House Photo by Molly Riley). Attribution: “P202601001MR-3412” by The White House via Flickr. United States Government Work. Article by Shehzil Imran and Kyson Barber. North Texas Daily – October 4, 2026.

President Donald Trump visited Peterbilt Motors Company’s facility in Denton on Oct. 1, delivering a speech to employees about his “pro-growth economic” strategies, referring to the America First Trade Policy. The administration’s reason for Denton as the backdrop for this speech was because Peterbilt has created at least 1,000 jobs in the city, which they credit Trump and his tariffs for the “manufacturing boom.” During the roughly hour-long speech, Trump covered not only tariffs and manufacturing, but also the Iran war, gas prices, poverty, deregulation for trucking, immigration, transgender rights and his endorsement of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. […]

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