🏭 “TARIFFS, TARIFFS!”: Trump Tout’s Major U.S. Manufacturing Win with Novartis! 🏭

🏭 “TARIFFS, TARIFFS!”: Trump Tout’s Major U.S. Manufacturing Win with Novartis! 🏭

In a high-energy speech delivered from Rome, Georgia, today, February 19, 2026, President Trump highlighted the massive economic shift he believes his trade policies have sparked. Speaking at the Coosa Steel Corporation, the President shared a recent White House encounter that he says proves “America is back” as a global manufacturing powerhouse.

President Trump revealed that Vasant “Vas” Narasimhan, the CEO of the global pharmaceutical giant Novartis, visited the White House yesterday to share some major news.

Narasimhan reportedly told the President and Chief of Staff Susie Wiles that Novartis is currently building 11 new plants across the United States.

When Trump asked why the company—which currently has zero U.S. plants—is moving nearly all its business into the country, the CEO’s answer was simple: “Tariffs. Tariffs!”.

The President took a moment to praise Susie Wiles, the first female White House Chief of Staff, calling her “the best” for facilitating these types of massive investment deals.

A Defiant Message to the Opposition 🚔🏛️

President Trump didn’t hold back when discussing the alternative to his administration’s “winning” streak:

Trump argued that if either “sleepy Joe Biden” or “a moron like Kamala” had remained in power, the United States would no longer exist as a functional country.

He credits his return to office as the sole reason why companies like Novartis are now flooding into American communities instead of fleeing overseas.

The visit was a homecoming of sorts for the President, as he rallied support for GA-14 candidate Clay Fuller and touted how his policies are bringing “yellow steel” back to the Peach State.