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President Trump announces that Bombardier plans $270 million US investment

Bombardier Global 8000
Bombardier Global 8000. (Credit: Bombardier)

US President Donald Trump has announced on social media that Canadian manufacturer Bombardier is to invest $270 million in the United States (US).

In a late-night Truth Social post on October 22, 2026, President Trump heaped praise on Kansas Senator Roger Marshall and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton for securing the deal with Bombardier.

President Trump remarked that Senator Marshall and Attorney General Paxton had done an “incredible job” in “creating thousands of American Jobs in Kansas, Texas, and Indiana”.

“Companies are coming to America, investing billions of dollars and creating jobs like never before. They know that under President Donald J. Trump, America is the place to be! We are bringing back our Jobs, our Manufacturing, and the American Dream. The Golden Age of America is here,” President Trump wrote.

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In September 2026, the US president declared that Bombardier will no longer be permitted to sell aircraft in the US unless it manufactures them there.

The announcement came amid escalating trade tensions between the US and Canada, with both countries imposing tariffs on each other’s goods.

On October 19, 2026, at a Republican rally, President Trump appeared to row back threats against Bombardier, admitting that he “always viewed them as a Canadian company”.

“Now I find out they have a presence here, and we’re not hurting them if they’re in Kansas. So, we’ll take care of those people, all right? And the jobs,” he told the crowd.

So far, Bombardier has not commented on President Trump’s remarks, nor confirmed details surrounding the $270 million investment.

Only last week, Bombardier announced that it was investing around $50 million in its base at Wichita, as part of the company’s “commitment to growing the site’s capabilities and positioning it for future growth”.

Bombardier has ten service and manufacturing facilities across the US, including an upcoming service center in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and employes around 3,500 US workers.

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