harley-davidson announced they re moving a plant to thaila thailand. they announced they were going to do that earlier this year. they re using it as an excuse. i don t like that. they used it as an excuse. i ve been good to them. the people that like harleys are not happy with harley-davidson and i wouldn t be either. neil: all right. be that as it may, harley-davidson is taking jobs with that and taking them overseas. they are saying the european union tariffs coming its way. the president says they re using that as an excuse and having nothing to do with the tariffs. they haven t even taken effect
as he keeps up the pressure on illegal immigration president trump also took aim today at an american icon. a year ago he was praising harley davidson for building its bikes in the usa. today he ripped them for plans to ship some production to thailand. the president tweeting a harley davidson should never be built in another country, never. if they move, watch, it will be the beginning of the end. they ve surrendered, they quit. the aura will be gone and they will be taxed like never before. harley-davidson says it was the threat of retaliation to the president s trade tariffs that forced the move and that only harleys to be sold in europe are effective. president trump insisted it had nothing with tariffs they announced it earlier this year so harley-davidson is using that as an excuse and i don t like that. i ve been very good to them and they used it as an excuse. people who buy harleys are not happy with harley-davidson and i
bo bourbon in kentucky. these american industries and harley davidson. these companies have been sounding the alarm for weeks. you saw predictions it would lead to a trade war and that seems to be exactly what is happening now. those retaliatory tariffs coming in from the eu and other allies and companies now being forced to respond. you look at the outlook from harley. they are planning for this to be an issue the next 18 months, i believe they said, as they talk about how it will take a while to shift production away from the united states. this is the antit hechhesis of he said he wanted. a bunch of harleys pulled up in the drive way when i was on the south lawn and the president came out and did this photo-op, talking about specifically mentioning his trade policies and tariffs. he simply does not have a lot of support on capitol hill for the moves that he has been making. that said, as you ll see, i think in this q & a that we ll
could make history. what s in your wallet? remember when candidate trump said he d be bringing jobs back to the u.s.? well, milwaukee-based harley-davidson, a great brand name, one of the first companies president trump pledged to help now says it s shifting some of its production overseas in response to trump s trade war. the eu has increased tariffs on harleys. that s expected to cause harley-davidson between 30 and $45 million this year. harley says shifting some production out of the u.s. is the only sustainable option open to them now. trump responded late today saying he is surprised that harley-davidson, of all companies would be the first to wave what he called the white flag. quote, i fought hard for them and ultimately they will not pay tariffs selling into the eu. he added taxes are just a harley
marwah: deep-fried, broasted. anthony: the broasted chicken was this guy s idea, my british-lebanese friend. born, born to be wild ramsay short, who i met back in those bad old days of 2006. apparently he s in with the lebanese chapter of the harley davidson group, or hog for short. so, when you roll into some religiously conservative village on these monster bikes in leather jackets. what s the reaction? suzan: two types: once, we were greeted with rice from the balconies. like, they thought we were, like, a wedding or something really nice and the other extreme was stones, like, at the wheels, like, just get out of here. anthony: really? suzan: yeah. anthony: i wouldn t throw stones at people on harleys. [ laughter ] whoa, look at this. ramsay: let s dig in. anthony: man, that ll work. ramsay: this is a famous neighborhood of the city. marwah: this area, it was central during the civil war, this place. ramsay: yeah. anthony: the sheer volume of fire that w