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That’s What We Make In America?

Posted on
July 18, 2017
by Agree Staff
President Donald Trump, perhaps hoping to take his mind off of the Russian investigation and the troubled health care bill, kicked off "Made in America Week" with a parade of American manufacturers in the White House, one from each of the 50 states. And the White House video team was there to chronicle the event.

American Made Donuts and Chaps

But the resulting video hardly engenders confidence that America is on the verge of becoming a manufacturing powerhouse once again. The items Trump hawks are mostly boutiques. And one merchandising brand is noticeably missing: Trump.

Trump speaks to the camera in full salesman mode: "It's 'Made in America,' right here at the White House. We have all sorts of beautiful equipment and other items on the lawn, in the Rose Garden, all over the place. Made in America, it's the best!"

The only heavy equipment shown is an Altec bucket truck. After that we mainly see items that appeal to certain niches. For the cowboys, we see a Stetson hat (specially monogrammed for Trump, who puts it on) and chaps by K Bar J Leather. For the sports fan, there are Ping golf clubs and Marucci wood baseball bats (again monogrammed for Trump, and again, Trump tries out the item with his name on it.) For the gun enthusiast, there are bulletproof vests from RMA Armament and gun scopes from Leupold and Stevens.

But No American Made Trump Products

Stretching the definition of manufacturer, the videos ends with a shot of cinnamon Cider Belly Doughnuts, followed by the artisanal brooms from Broomcorn Johnny and footage of Trump signing a "Made in America" proclamation.

Yet in the video, there were no Trump brand ties or Ivanka Trump brand shoes, as those are not made in America (there aren't even any Trump Steaks – darn!). Off-camera, a White House spokesman defended the Trump's family's offshoring: "some lines, some industries, some products may not have the scalability or the demand here in this country." Perhaps – but then we can only conclude those items are not "the best."

What is Your State Making?

Curious what each state is featuring this week? Here's a list of what each state is highlighting for Made In America week:
State Product Manufacturer
Alabama Bucket trucks Altec
Alaska Bowls Alaska Bowl Company
Arizona Golf clubs PING Golf
Arkansas Conveyor belt Hytrol
California Wine The California Wine Institute
Colorado Neon signs Gordon Signs
Connecticut Helicopters Sikorsky
Delaware NASA space suit ILC Dover LP
Florida Tumblers Tervis
Georgia Food Chick Fil A
Hawaii Rum Koloa Rum Co.
Idaho Engineered wood floors Boise Cascade
Illinois Farm equipment Caterpillar
Indiana Brooms Broomcorn Johnnys
Iowa Body armor, dummies RMA Armament
Kansas Lawn mower Grasshopper Company
Kentucky Apparel Campbellsville Apparel
Louisiana Baseball bats Marucci Sports
Maine Yacht Hinckley Yachts
Maryland Crab pot Health Crab Pots
Massachusetts Horseshoes St. Pierre Manufacturing
Michigan Fabric Milton Manufacturing
Minnesota Wool blankets Faribault Woolen Mill
Mississippi Forklift Taylor Machine Works
Missouri Door hinges Beehler Corporation
Montana Fishing gear Simms Fishing
Nebraska Beef Greater Omaha Packing
Nevada Candy Kimmie Candy
New Hampshire Doughnuts Cider Belly Doughnuts
New Jersey Soup Campbells Soup
New Mexico Plastics Desert Plastics
New York Piano Steinway
North Carolina Soda Cheerwine
North Dakota Military outerwear Dakota Outerwear
Ohio Shovels, rakes Bully Tools
Oklahoma Trencher/excavator DitchWitch
Oregon Sights and scopes Leupold and Stevens
Pennsylvania Wheel barrows Ames
Rhode Island Beer Narragansett Brewing Company
South Carolina Cushions Casual Cushion Company
South Dakota Shotgun chaps K Bar J Leather
Tennessee Guitars Gibson Guitars
Texas Cowboy hats Stetson Hats
Utah Flags Colonial Flag Company
Vermont Maple syrup Dubie Family Maple
Virginia Flags National Capital Flag Company
Washington Water bottles Liberty Bottleworks
West Virginia Iconic fiesta line of china Homer Laughlin China Company
Wisconsin Firetrucks Pierce Manufacturing
Wyoming Model aircraft Aviat Aircraft
Source: The White House
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