President Donald Trump does not want one specific Canadian plane to fly into the US.
In a Truth Social post on Monday, Trump wrote: “Stop selling Bombardier in the United States! Their products are not good enough.”
Trump said that if the company wants to do business in the US, it must build its planes in the US. Bombardier, a aircraft manufacturer based in Montreal, makes luxury business and private jets.
It was previously reported that US federal agencies such as the US Air Force and the Federal Aviation Administration had Bombardier aircraft in their fleets. White House representatives did not respond to a question from Business Insider about whether federal agencies are canceling orders with Bombardier after Trump’s announcement.
Bombardier wrote in a statement on its website Monday, without any reference to Trump’s post, that it is “making a strong contribution” to the U.S. aerospace industry and “creating tens of thousands of jobs in the United States.”
The statement said Bombardier’s U.S. employees are located across the U.S., with offices in Kansas, Texas, Arizona, Florida, Connecticut, Illinois, Delaware, California, Washington, DC and New Jersey. It has “an overall direct employment presence in more than 20 states,” Bombardier said.
The company said it also uses American aircraft parts in production, such as engines, wings and avionics. The supply chain includes 2,800 U.S. companies in 47 states, it added.
“Bombardier values its great partnership with American companies and its American employees,” the company said in the statement. “Our plan is to continue investing in our people, our customers and the communities we serve across the country.”
Trump’s post comes at a time when trade tensions between the two neighbors are escalating. Canadas last round of tariffs went into effect Tuesday, imposing 50% tariffs on hundreds of U.S. goods, including cheese, honey and aluminum foil. These duties are a retaliatory response to the 50% rates the US imposed restrictions on Canadian products such as dairy, alcohol and electronics.
