17 July, 2017
On Sunday the White House announced "Made in America Week" - a week of appearances and promotions by President Donald Trump meant to highlight products that are made domestically.
A White House spokeswoman on Sunday declined to say if a messaging campaign to highlight American-made products would be used to bring production for first daughter Ivanka Trump's clothing line to the U.S.
Ferré said this week would start with a showcase of U.S. products from all 50 states on Monday, a proclamation from President Trump on Wednesday about the importance of making products in America and his participation Saturday in the commissioning of the USS Gerald R. Ford in Newport News, Virginia, an aircraft carrier President Trump visited in March.
And later this week, President Trump is expected to reiterate the importance of American manufacturing as he commissions a new aircraft carrier in Virginia. She said America sets "the world standard for quality and craftsmanship".
For Trump, highlighting USA -made products is inconsistent with his practices as a businessman.
Critics have already begun to blast Trump with hypocrisy claims because of the fact that so many of his Trump-branded products that are sold by him and his family members were manufactured overseas. Moreover, a more recent investigation by the Washington Post, found that the clothing line baring Ivanka Trump's name "relies exclusively on foreign factories employing low-wage workers in countries such as Bangladesh, Indonesia, and China".
Although Trump has often campaigned on a platform that berated companies that moved production overseas, many people believe "Made in America" seems like an odd theme for a man unwilling, or perhaps simply unable, to see his own products produced on American soil.
"For too long our government has forgotten the American worker".
"Made in America" week comes as the Trump administration is nearing decisions on a number of trade matters, including investigations by the Commerce Department on steel and aluminum. "Every day and every week, in a sense, is a health care week", a senior administration official told reporters.
Trump's advisers also hope that by highlighting US manufacturing they can underscore the need to overhaul the nation's tax code, including substantially reducing the corporate tax rate. Monday will kick off "Made in America" week, followed by "American Heroes" week, then "American Dreams" week.
