Trump Attacks Bombardier, Hails ETF Tax Cut and Inflation Drop
President Trump pressed Canada over market access, threatened to block Bombardier sales in the United States, and touted a new SEC move to cut taxes on exchange-traded funds for retirement savers. He also amplified a Reuters report on producer prices falling while warning that inflation risks remain, tying together trade, taxes, and the economy in a series of posts.
Canada Market Access and Bombardier Warning
ForeignPolicyTrump accused Canada of unfairly benefiting from American customers while blocking U.S. companies, and said Bombardier should no longer be allowed to sell in the United States unless it builds there. He framed the dispute as a matter of economic reciprocity, urging Americans to buy domestic products and services instead.
This post fits Trump’s familiar leverage-first approach to trade, using a specific company dispute to reinforce a broader nationalist message about reciprocity and retaliation. By spotlighting Bombardier and linking it to Canada’s treatment of American banks and firms, he signals that market access could be used as a bargaining tool, not just a policy issue. The language is also designed to appeal to his base’s skepticism of foreign companies and to present himself as a defender of U.S. industry.
"NO MORE SELLING BOMBARDIER IN THE UNITED STATES!"
"If they want our Market, they must build here, and stop treating America like a “piggybank.”"