The idea that it is 'a big brexit bonus' is a fallacy. When the turkeys voted for Christmas 5 years ago non of this was on the cards so trying to say it was.... hmmmmm plus we've lost enough because of it this is a more like a minor recovery, potentially.

What Trump is trying to do isn't a bad idea. It's a shame we didn't do more of it here, years ago. Selling off Steel etc to India and China so they could close the plants down. It should be better to make certain things in your own backyard than ship it half way around the world.

That said, consumers want cheap clothes and cheap food. It's a global economy and while there was some existing investment in the US (JCB have said they are going to double the size of the plant they are building over there) it isn't possible to do this quickly.

That plant alone will be several years before it comes online and it ignores the fact that car plants don't 'make' the car. They assemble them from parts supplied as just in time deliveries so they don't need to hold huge stocks. It means every single component manufacturer needs to move there and that just isn't feasible.

Nike are one of the companies taking a hit today. US firm, makes a lot of stuff in Vietnam. All they'll do id focus on markets where there aren't tariffs. They'll sell less trainers at a higher price in the US but look to dump stuff on us. Someone making a t-shirt for $2 in Vietnam isn't going to build a multi million dollar factory now their t-shirt costs $3 to make after the tax. Not when they are already selling it for $50 and selling them around the world. Doesn't make sense.

A longer timeline, working with the manufacturers might have done something. Say "at least 75% of the car needs to be made in the US within the next two years" that might do it but this expectation that it can be fixed in a week is just madness.