Trump Says Harley Move Abroad Would Be ‘Beginning of the End’

  • Motorcycle maker said it would move production over EU tariffs
  • President says Harley imports to be ‘taxed like never before’
Harley-Davidson Shifts Some Production Out of U.S.
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President Donald Trump appeared to turn on an iconic American company he once embraced, accusing Harley-Davidson Inc. of using new tariffs on trade as cover to shift some production abroad as he threatened the motorcycle manufacturer with a "big tax" on bikes imported to the U.S.

"A Harley-Davidson should never be built in another country - never!" Trump tweetedBloomberg Terminal Tuesday. "Their employees and customers are already very angry at them. If they move, watch, it will be the beginning of the end - they surrendered, they quit! The Aura will be gone and they will be taxed like never before!"