Hyundai to Invest $21 Billion in U.S., Trump Confirms

President Donald Trump just delivered another economic win for American workers and this time, it’s a $21 billion investment straight from South Korea’s Hyundai.

Standing alongside Hyundai Chairman Euisun Chung, House Speaker Mike Johnson, Gov. Jeff Landry, and House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, Trump announced Monday that Hyundai will pour billions into U.S. manufacturing over the next four years. It’s the company’s largest investment in the U.S. to date, and it’s all thanks to the one thing Trump made clear works: tariffs.

“This investment is a clear demonstration that tariffs very strongly work,” Trump declared from the White House lawn. “They’re bringing companies in at levels that have not been witnessed.”

Here’s what this massive move means for America:

• Hyundai will open its first U.S.-based steel plant in Louisiana, creating nearly 1,500 jobs immediately. The plant will focus on producing next-gen steel for electric vehicles.

• Over the next four years, Hyundai plans to create 14,000 U.S. jobs, boosting its annual production to 1.2 million vehicles.

• A new auto plant in Georgia will join Hyundai’s existing facilities in Alabama and Georgia, building out a stronger, more self-reliant supply chain right here at home.

This is more than just a business decision it’s a direct result of Trump’s unapologetically pro-America trade strategy. With reciprocal tariffs set to hit U.S. trade partners on April 2 dubbed “Liberation Day in America” by Trump companies are scrambling to invest on our soil before the rules shift in favor of U.S. workers.

Hyundai isn’t alone. Trump’s pressure has already pushed other major players like Taiwan’s TSMC and Japan’s SoftBank to invest billions in American manufacturing. It’s no coincidence that this economic momentum comes as Trump reasserts leadership and reintroduces the kind of common-sense policies that prioritize jobs, production, and sovereignty.

Meanwhile, under the Biden administration, we saw foreign interests prioritized over American industry. Plants closed, supply chains broke down, and inflation soared. But Trump is once again proving that bold, America-first leadership delivers real results.

The tariffs are doing what they were designed to do incentivizing companies to invest in the U.S., protect American jobs, and reduce our reliance on hostile or unstable nations.

April 2 can’t come soon enough. The message to foreign manufacturers is simple: if you want access to the U.S. market, you build in America and you hire American workers.

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