How Trump is Bringing Manufacturing Back to America
John Jovanovic, president of the Export-Import Bank, joins Joe Lonsdale to explain how the Trump administration is working to rebuild American manufacturing through four policy pillars.
The gist
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Jovanovic says even one dollar of U.S. government capital in a deal changes negotiations and helps American companies win contracts abroad.
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Project Vault is a $12 billion critical minerals reserve where manufacturers define their own storage needs rather than government bureaucrats deciding.
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Jovanovic fixed low morale at the Export-Import Bank by giving staff four clear priorities everyone could memorize, tied to measurable KPIs.
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Jovanovic observed GE Aerospace factory workers becoming more capable through AI tools, with more workers staying on floors, not fewer.
Also mentioned
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Development Finance Corporation
· "I was fortunate enough to be able to serve the president in Trump 1 at the Development Finance Corporation,..."
15:15
Buy America Build the Future
· "We see it with our Buy America Build the Future framework, which we started a year ago to help really..."
15:35
Starlink
· "You're not buying a Starlink. You're getting to partner with cutting-edge American technology."
28:14
Project Vault
· "We wanted everybody to have a safety deposit box in the vault that they could use dynamically according to..."
34:54
Make More in America
· "What we're doing at XM is actually via our Make More in America initiative, where we help capital formation..."
36:44
GE Aerospace
· "When we tour some of those innovative manufacturing facilities, like we were just at GE Aerospace in..."
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