Jerry Moran

Republican Senator Jerry Moran of Kansas said he made a direct appeal to President Donald Trump's administration after the president threatened to ban Canada’s Bombardier from selling aircraft in the United States unless they manufacture them on U.S. soil.

Moran said on X on Monday that he had reached out to the Trump administration to “make certain the President is aware of the significant contributions of Bombardier to Kansas and the importance of its presence in Wichita to many Kansas workers at Bombardier and in the Bombardier supply chain.”

Moran added: “I will continue working to see that Bombardier’s manufacturing operations not only remain in Kansas but continue to grow and create American jobs. Kansas is home to a hardworking, skilled workforce, and I will continue welcoming leaders in aircraft and defense manufacturing to do business here in the Air Capital of the World.”

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Trump’s threat came hours before Canada’s retaliatory tariffs on about $20 billion worth of U.S. goods took effect on Tuesday.

Trump levied 50 percent tariffs on $20 billion worth of Canadian goods and has repeatedly attacked Canada since Canada-U.S. trade talks collapsed in August.

“NO MORE SELLING BOMBARDIER IN THE UNITED STATES! Their products aren’t good enough!” Trump wrote on Truth Social on Monday. “If they want our Market, they must build here, and stop treating America like a ‘piggybank.’”

In a statement posted on its website on Monday, Bombardier said it is a "strong contributor" to the American aerospace industry and creates "tens of thousands of jobs across the United States.”

The statement did not directly address Trump’s threat, but said the company’s aircraft are “built with American-made components such as engines, avionics and many more key systems provided by great American companies.”

It added: “Bombardier’s American workers are based all around the United States with sites in Kansas, Texas, Arizona, Florida, Connecticut, Illinois, Delaware, California, Washington D.C. and New Jersey, as well as overall direct employment presence in more than 20 states.”

Bombardier said its supply chain is made up of approximately 2,800 American companies across 47 states and that it spends over $2.5 Billion with suppliers each year.

“Bombardier values its great partnership with American companies and its U.S. employees,” it said. “Our plan is to continue to invest in our people, our customers and the communities in which we operate across the country."