Trump says US wants to make tanks, not T-shirts, World News
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 US does not necessarily need a "booming textile industry" — comments that drew criticism from the National Council of Textile Organisations.
"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 per cent tariff on European Union goods starting June 1 and warned Apple he may impose a 25 per cent levy on all imported iPhones bought by US consumers.
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