Trump Targets Bombardier, Says Canadian Jetmaker 'Must Build' in the US
Key Takeaways
- •Trump demanded on Truth Social that Bombardier stop selling planes in the U.S. unless it manufactures them domestically.
- •Trump claimed over half of Bombardier's revenue comes from U.S. customers and accused Canada of blocking American banks and Gulfstream Aerospace from its market.
- •Trump previously threatened 50% tariffs and decertification of Bombardier Global Express jets unless Canada certified Gulfstream aircraft, which Canada later approved.
- •Bombardier, based in Montreal, now focuses exclusively on business jets after selling its regional aircraft programs to Airbus and Mitsubishi, making the U.S. its largest market.
- •Any actual U.S. sales ban or tariffs would require formal implementation through regulatory and trade mechanisms beyond a social media post.
President Donald Trump said Monday that Canadian aircraft manufacturer Bombardier should no longer be permitted to sell its planes in the United States unless it manufactures them domestically.
In a post on Truth Social, Trump claimed that more than half of Bombardier's revenue comes from U.S. customers and accused Canada of imposing "unfair" restrictions on American companies.
"NO MORE SELLING BOMBARDIER IN THE UNITED STATES!" Trump wrote. "Their products aren't good enough!"
"Over 50% of their revenue comes from the United States — They live off American Buyers, American Companies, American Airports, and American Service — All while Canada blocks our GREAT American Banks, and Companies, throughout the U.S.A. They even blocked Gulfstream Aerospace from doing business in Canada — Completely unjust and unfair! That Era is OVER!" Trump wrote.
Trump added: "If they want our Market, they must build here, and stop treating America like a 'piggybank.' BUY AMERICAN. FLY ON AMERICAN AIRLINERS. ENJOY AMERICAN LIQUOR AND BEVERAGES. SAIL ON LAKE AMERICA. AMERICA FIRST!"
The remarks come amid a widening trade dispute between the United States and Canada. The business-jet market is a head-to-head contest between Montreal-based Bombardier, whose Global series competes in the large-cabin long-range segment, and Gulfstream Aerospace, the Savannah, Georgia-based unit of U.S. defense contractor General Dynamics. Earlier this year, Trump threatened to decertify Bombardier Global Express business jets and impose 50% tariffs on Canadian-made aircraft unless Canada certified several Gulfstream business jets, according to Reuters. Canada later approved certification of the Gulfstream aircraft, the outlet reported.
Bombardier, which sold its regional aircraft programs to Airbus and Mitsubishi in earlier restructuring moves, now focuses exclusively on business jets, making access to U.S. buyers — including corporate flight departments and fractional-ownership operators — central to its business. A U.S. sales ban or heavy tariffs would therefore bear directly on the company's largest market, though any such action would require formal implementation through U.S. regulatory and trade mechanisms beyond a social media declaration.
Bombardier and the office of Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney did not immediately respond to FOX Business requests for comment. Reuters contributed to this report.
