President Trump is pushing to bring major industries back to the U.S. and make the country an AI powerhouse – but there aren’t enough blue-collar workers to build the necessary data centers, Ford CEO Jim Farley warned.

Amid concern that AI will make many white-collar jobs obsolete, the Trump administration has been overlooking the “essential economy” — industries like construction, maintenance and skilled trades — Farley told Axios on Monday .

Building up American factories, supply chains and data centers is an admirable goal, but it won’t happen without big investment in skilled electricians, construction workers and other blue-collar trades, the exec added. 3

“I think the intent is there, but there’s nothing to backfill the ambition,” Farley said. “How can we reshore all this s

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