Archive · 8 Sep 2026
Trump Threatens Bombardier Jet Sales as Canada Plans Counter-Tariffs
Donald Trump said the United States might stop selling Bombardier airplanes.
Bombardier is a Canadian company that makes business jets.
Trump said the company depends heavily on American customers and businesses.
He did not explain exactly what action he wanted to take.
Bombardier said it has employees and facilities in many US states.
It also uses parts from American companies and supports many US jobs.
Canada is preparing new taxes on products brought in from the United States.
These actions are part of a growing trade disagreement between the two countries.
More restrictions could affect companies, workers, and consumers on both sides.
Donald Trump threatened to stop Bombardier jets from being sold in the United States unless the company builds there.
Trump criticized Bombardier’s reliance on US buyers and said more than half its revenue comes from the American market.
He did not clarify whether he meant a sales ban, an import tariff, or another restriction.
Canada planned retaliatory tariffs of 15% to 50% on billions of dollars in US imports, including steel and consumer goods.
Bombardier said its US operations and supply chain support tens of thousands of American jobs and include about 2,800 US companies.
- Who
- US President Donald Trump, Bombardier Inc., Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government, and the governments of the United States and Canada.
- What
- Trump threatened to stop Bombardier jets from being sold in the United States as Canada prepared retaliatory tariffs on US goods.
- When
- Trump made the threat on Monday; Canada’s counter-tariffs were scheduled to begin at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday, with one report identifying the effective date as September 8.
- Where
- The dispute involves the United States and Canada, while Bombardier has employees, facilities, and suppliers across the United States.
- Why
- Trump criticized Canada’s treatment of American companies and Bombardier’s reliance on US buyers; Canada said its tariffs respond to new US levies on Canadian goods.
Trump and US Trade Critics
Bombardier and Canadian Interests
Bombardier’s US market dependence
Trump and US Trade Critics
Trump argued that more than half of Bombardier’s revenue comes from the United States and criticized its reliance on American buyers, companies, airports, and services.
Bombardier and Canadian Interests
Bombardier emphasized that it contributes to the US aerospace sector through American employees, facilities, suppliers, and aircraft components.
Potential Bombardier restrictions
Trump and US Trade Critics
Trump said Bombardier should build in the United States if it wants access to the American market and threatened to stop sales there.
Bombardier and Canadian Interests
Bombardier and Senator Jerry Moran highlighted the company’s American workforce, supply chain, manufacturing operations, and planned expansion as reasons restrictions could harm US jobs and communities.
Retaliatory tariffs
Trump and US Trade Critics
Trump administration officials indicated Washington could respond to Canada’s counter-tariffs with additional measures, including a potential automobile tariff.
Bombardier and Canadian Interests
Canada said its tariffs were a response to new US levies and planned to impose duties on US products, including raising some steel tariffs from 25% to 50%.
- Trump’s statement
- Trump posted that there should be no more Bombardier aircraft sales in the United States.
- Unclear restriction
- Trump did not specify whether he meant a sales ban, an import tariff, or another measure.
- Canadian counter-tariffs
- Canada planned tariffs of 15%, 25%, and 50% on US-origin goods.
- Targeted US imports
- The measures were set to cover about $27.6 billion in US imports, including steel, agriculture, electronics, appliances, and other consumer goods.
- Bombardier’s US supply chain
- Bombardier said it works with about 2,800 US companies across 47 states.
- American jobs
- Bombardier said its US operations and supply chain support tens of thousands of American jobs.
- Supplier spending
- The company said it spends more than $2.5 billion annually with American suppliers.
