President Donald Trump said on Thursday, October 22, that Canadian jet maker Bombardier was investing $270 million in the United States, days after he dropped threats to ban the company from the country, Reuters reported.

Source: Reuters

In a Truth Social post late on Thursday — his own announcement, which is the primary source for what he said — Trump said the investment would create thousands of jobs in Kansas, Texas and Indiana, and he credited Kansas Senator Roger Marshall and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton for the deal. 'Bombardier is investing 270 MILLION DOLLARS, creating THOUSANDS of American Jobs in Kansas, Texas, and Indiana,' he wrote, according to Reuters.

Bombardier, which announced a $50 million investment in Wichita last week, did not respond to a request for comment on the investment details announced by Trump, Reuters reported. The larger $270 million figure and the jobs claim therefore rest, for now, on the president's own post rather than a company statement.

Why Kansas was at the centre of the dispute

Trump's September threats against Bombardier became a political issue in Kansas, where the company employs 1,500 people in Wichita, Reuters reported. The threatened ban prompted calls to the White House from Kansas lawmakers, including Senator Marshall, who faces a tough race in the November 3 elections. At a speech in Wichita on Monday, Trump had said he did not plan to hurt Bombardier and would take care of its workers.

In February, Trump had threatened to decertify Bombardier aircraft over a certification dispute involving rival Gulfstream Aerospace, Reuters noted. That threat never materialised because Transport Canada ultimately approved the jets.