Trump Threatens to Block Bombardier U.S. Sales Without Stateside — SkimNews
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- Trump said Monday that Canada-based Bombardier would no longer be allowed to sell in the United States unless it began manufacturing in the country.
- In a Truth Social post, Trump declared: "NO MORE SELLING BOMBARDIER IN THE UNITED STATES! Their products aren't good enough!"
- Trump demanded Bombardier "build here" and "stop treating America like a piggybank" in exchange for access to the U.S. market.
- Bombardier did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
- The threat escalates an ongoing U.S.-Canada trade dispute; in January, Trump said the U.S. was decertifying Bombardier Global Express business jets and threatened 50-per-cent import tariffs on all Canadian-made aircraft.
- The January tariff threat was conditioned on Canada's regulator certifying planes made by U.S. rival Gulfstream; neither the decertification nor the tariffs took effect, and Canada certified several Gulfstream planes the following month.
Why it matters: Trump is using market access as leverage to pressure Bombardier to move aircraft production from Canada to the U.S., deepening a bilateral trade fight. The earlier January threat — a 50% tariff tied to Gulfstream certification — never took effect, suggesting Bombardier may treat this latest ultimatum as another negotiating flashpoint rather than an immediate ban.
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