Trump warns Bombardier to relocate production or lose US sales
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President Donald Trump told Canadian aircraft maker Bombardier to shift manufacturing to the United States or face a ban on selling its jets in the US, amid rising trade tensions between the two countries.
President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social that Bombardier must build its aircraft in the United States if it wants to continue selling there, saying the company was treating America like a "piggybank." The comment came hours before Canada was set to impose retaliatory tariffs on about $20 billion of U.S. goods, escalating an ongoing trade dispute.
Bombardier, which operates a plant in Kansas that produces special-mission military aircraft and employs roughly 3,500 American workers, said its operations generate tens of thousands of U.S. jobs and that it values its partnership with American companies. The company did not directly respond to Trump's threat but reiterated its commitment to investing in its U.S. workforce and communities.
About half of Bombardier's fleet of 5,100 aircraft is owned by U.S. customers, and the firm manufactures jets in facilities across Canada, the United States and Mexico, in accordance with the Canada-U.S.-Mexico trade agreement. Quebec Premier Christine Fréchette described Bombardier as a source of pride for the province and pledged provincial support, stating that Quebec would not allow external pressure to dictate where its companies produce.
The precise mechanism by which the United States might block Bombardier sales was not detailed, and the dispute follows a recent collapse of trade talks after Canada withdrew from negotiations, prompting the United States to impose 50% tariffs on a range of Canadian products.