Re-shoring is nothing new.



It has been going on for a while now. For various economic reasons: cost of labor increasing overseas, shifts in business needs, re-assessment of costs, customer dissatisfaction(with things like call centers), emerging markets, international regional turmoil etc.



I think one estimate a few years back pegged it at about 50,000 a year. The catch though is that jobs are still going overseas more then they are coming back.



That is where the story should be with Trump. These anecdotal pieces of evidence, that work great as propaganda, but don't directly prove the decision was due to Trump(or what other factors may be at work or lurking in the shadows), are mostly red herrings anyways.



IMO Trump is walking a dangerous line if he is going to make this a focal point. He will look pretty bad every year when macroeconomic numbers come out and put the reality into context. But I guess this is sort of snake oil salesman 101. Give vague declarations of success and efficacy, sprinkling in appeals to emotion, and imply a larger truth that is not actually being proven in order to get people to buy your bullshit.