Trump says federal agencies ‘must buy American’ |
Trump says federal agencies ‘must buy American’
On Sunday, President Trump said federal agencies “must buy American” in a Truth Social post, doubling down on his push to prioritize the use of products manufactured, developed and produced in the United States.
“ALL FEDERAL AGENCIES MUST BUY AMERICAN — NO EXCUSES! For decades, Washington politicians sent your Taxpayer Dollars overseas, and let Foreign Countries rip us off while our Workers, Factories, and Supply Chains were left behind,” Trump wrote Sunday.
“That betrayal is OVER,” he added.
Government agencies are generally required to buy American-made products under the Buy American Act of 1933, which mandates that federal agencies acquire domestic end products for public use.
However, there are several exceptions to the law including unreasonable cost, product unavailability and if domestic preference would be inconsistent with the public interest.
Trump has long criticized government agencies for signing too many waivers allowing agencies to purchase foreign made products........