And automation just isn’t there yet. Tesla tried the whole automation route and it really didn’t work. So making automation to make factories would cost a huge amount and likely take a lot of skill the US doesn’t really have.
And all the estimations of Apple iPhones costing so much if made here, what about Teslas which are completely assembled here, but almost 100% manufactured in China. How much would that cost to make here? A lot more than an iPhone, but presumably Elon Musk will be given an exemption that Apple will not.
And with Trump’s insane 125% on goods coming from China, which is and will harm American companies and boost foreign companies! With iPhones made in China costing as much as $3000 or more and only 10% tariffs on Korean products like Samsung. Meaning Trumps anti China policies will hurt American companies and boost foreign companies. How is that America First?
Of course the Tariff’s were meant to bring manufacturing back to the US but have been used instead to make new trade deals, so it was never about bringing manufacturing back here.