The White House published highlights of President Donald J. Trump’s 60 Minutes interview following the midterm elections, reviewing his economic record and discussing manufacturing investment and artificial intelligence. The recap emphasized employment growth, record financial market and retirement savings levels, and corporate investment in U.S. production. Trump also addressed competition with China in superintelligence and electricity supply for data centers.
Figures cited in the recap put October job creation at 165,000, including 19,000 manufacturing jobs. Manufacturing employment had increased by more than 100,000 from its December 2025 low. Alongside record equity index levels, retirement account balances reached new highs in the second quarter of 2026, with the average 401(k) balance at USD 155,800, up 13.1% from a year earlier.
Investment examples included USD 600 billion from Apple and up to USD 500 billion from NVIDIA for U.S. superintelligence infrastructure. Pharmaceutical manufacturing commitments included more than USD 50 billion from Eli Lilly and more than USD 70 billion from Merck. In discussing the superintelligence race with China, Trump described his demand that data center developers build their own power plants.