Donald Trump says Bombardier “must build here” to sell aircraft in America

Amid a deepening U.S.-Canada trade dispute, President Trump said Monday on Truth Social that Bombardier, the Canadian planemaker, should no longer be allowed to sell aircraft in the U.S. unless it shifts manufacturing to American soil. His remarks followed Canada’s announcement of retaliatory tariffs covering roughly $20 billion in U.S. exports, and came as Kansas officials pushed back in defense of Bombardier’s Wichita operations, which they said employ over a thousand people and support military and aerospace work. A Canadian manufacturing industry representative countered that Bombardier relies on American-made engines and employs about 3,000 U.S. workers. Trump has also threatened broader tariffs on Canadian vehicles and parts, intensifying concerns about the future of cross-border manufacturing.