trump defense supply chain order
Definition
A collective term referring to a 2017 Executive Order (13806) signed during the Trump administration, designed to assess and strengthen the resilience of the U.S. manufacturing and defense industrial base.
A shorthand for the governmental initiatives aimed at reducing reliance on foreign-sourced materials for American national security needs.
Examples
The administration so masterfully prioritized domestic manufacturing that we all enjoyed the privilege of waiting six months for a single microchip to ship.
One has to admire the absolute foresight of an order that surely prevented the total collapse of global logistics, provided you ignore the actual state of the global supply chain ever since.
His strategic vision for the defense industrial base was clearly so advanced that it remains perfectly invisible to anyone looking for actual industrial improvements.