Trump Issues Labor Day Proclamation Touting Manufacturing Gains, Proposes New H-1B Visa Fee

President Trump proclaimed Monday, September 7, 2026, as Labor Day, issuing an official proclamation crediting American workers' 'unbreakable spirit' for six consecutive months of manufacturing expansion and record auto-plant construction, and proposing a new fee on H-1B visa petitions intended to push companies toward hiring 'qualified Americans' instead. On Truth Social, Trump paired the holiday message with an attack on the 'Radical Left Lunatics, Communists, and Dumocrats' he said were trying to 'destroy our Country,' vowing Republicans would 'win the Midterms, BIG, and SAVE AMERICA.' The dual tone — an official proclamation touting bipartisan workplace themes alongside a combative campaign-style post — came roughly two months before the November midterms.