Trump calls for a Bombardier plane ban, drawing pushback from a GOP senator - NBC News
Donald Trump has called for a ban on Bombardier aircraft sales in the U.S., citing trade grievances with Canada. The move faces opposition from Republican Senator Jerry Moran, who argues that the company is a vital employer in his home state of Kansas.
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This reflects the friction between protectionist trade policies and the economic reality of integrated international supply chains.
President Donald Trump asserted Monday that the Canadian aerospace company Bombardier should no longer be allowed to sell its planes in the United States, opening a new front in his trade war hours before new Canadian tariffs on American goods took effect. The move drew an objection hours later from Sen. Jerry Moran, R-Kan., whose state hosts Bombardier’s U.S. headquarters. It’s the latest example of pushback from Republican senators against Trump’s Canada trade policy, which has sparked back-and-forth tariffs months from the midterm elections. “NO MORE SELLING BOMBARDIER IN THE UNITED STATES!” Trump wrote in a post Monday on Truth Social.
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