Supply Chains Are Our Most Critical Infrastructure
Democrats should take heed: Trump was right to use tariffs to reduce America's reliance on imports, improve national security and protect American jobs.
American factories rolled out more aluminum after tariffs reduced imports.
Photographer: Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg
President Joe Biden made clear in his Joint Address to Congress that rebuilding U.S. infrastructure and protecting national security will remain at the top of his agenda. His $2.3 trillion proposal goes far beyond America’s core needs, but while Democrats and Republicans may respectfully disagree on the plan, a shared lesson from the pandemic is that essential U.S. supply chains constitute critical infrastructure. That is a point we can all agree on.
During my time serving as national security advisor for former President Donald Trump, it became clear that strengthening U.S. supply chains and protecting our national security go hand in hand. Bringing our supply chains and manufacturing plants home provides stability in times of crisis and means good jobs for American workers today — many of whom were forgotten when industries rushed to low-wage countries over the past three decades.