Claim: President Trump said he "hereby ordered" U.S. companies to "immediately start looking for an alternative to China," including moving their operations back to the United States. His top economic adviser later said "we do have such authority, but it is not going to be exercised presently." Here we look at the 1977 law the administration cited.
Fact-check: Can Trump 'Order' U.S. Companies to Leave China? - FactCheck.org
Verdict: president trump said he "hereby ordered" u.s. companies to "immediately start looking for an alternative to china," including moving their operations back to the united states. his top economic adviser later said "we do have such authority, but it is not going to be exercised presently." here we look at the 1977 law the administration cited.
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Eugene Kiely
Date published: 2019-08-27T16:38:28