Trump says US wants to make tanks, not T-shirts

MORRISTOWN, New Jersey (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday his tariff policy was aimed at promoting the domestic manufacturing of tanks and technology products, not sneakers and T-shirts.

Speaking to reporters before boarding Air Force One in New Jersey, Trump said he agreed with comments from Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on April 29 that the U.S. does not necessarily need a "booming textile industry" - comments that drew criticism from the National Council of Textile Organizations.

"We're not looking to make sneakers and T-shirts. We want to make military equipment. We want to make big things. We want to do the AI thing with computers," Trump said.

"I'm not looking to make T-shirts, to be honest. I'm not looking to make socks. We can do that very well in other locations. We are looking to do chips and computers and lots of other things, and tanks and ships," Trump said.

Trump, who has upended world markets with the broad imposition of tariffs, revived his harsh trade rhetoric on Friday when he pushed for a 50% tariff on European Union goods starting June 1 and warned Apple he may impose a 25% levy on all imported iPhones bought by U.S. consumers.

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This post has been edited by ipohps3: May 26 2025, 11:18 AM

Did he smell something coming ?

But why you blanket tariff all?????

NIKE: U MUST BE KIDDING ME

yeah, he is smelling the breath from all those who kissed and licked his arse happilly earlier...

and it smell great to him !

lol

their F-22, F15, F35 all not locally made? u cannot keep on manufacturing these jets forever as it is not for mass market... maybe that's why he tulan when Nato wanna to buy europe weapons instead of the US..

so come full circle back to square one?

cukurr... Vietnam and Cambodia cheap stuff is safe?

Bodo trumpet hahaha

This Orange-faed Clown doesn't know what he is taking and doing.

Imposed blanket tariffs on everything then removed tariffs on electronics, then say don't need sweatshops but hightech industries???

Tak paham
Currently the M1 tank not made in USA?

The eff up part is he knew enough to dismantle democracy and export his racism to the world. Do wonder which asshole told him about Mc Kinsley and Smoot-Hawley Act? The origin of tariffs war.

meanwhile, japan looking at all the juicy 'murrican bonds to recover their crash

normal la, any self sufficient country will build army 1st to protect their wealth, this is no surprise coming out from him

No don't sweat it, cos robot factory will take over, their human chill at home je... Naise...

He wan provide tank for every household... mass production...

then where are the jobs that he wants to bring back to US? if robots take over.

really no war no business in US

thats why die die must kacau others to start war

The F-35 has final assembly in some other locations I think, as part of their partnership agreement.

Though I doubt Trump is thinking about that.

Think too small. Should build Star Destroyer and Tie Fighter instead.