[Bombardier responds to Trump's sales ban threat: U.S. business drives tens of thousands of jobs] On September 8, in response to U.S. President Trump's threat to ban Bombardier from selling aircraft in the United States and requiring them to be produced in the United States, Bombardier issued a statement stating that the company is an important participant in the U.S. aerospace industry, with operations in multiple states in the United States, and creates tens of thousands of jobs through its own business and supply chain. Bombardier said that the company's supply chain involves about 2,800 American companies in 47 states, with an annual procurement volume of more than 2.5 billion US dollars; its aircraft use a large number of key components such as engines and avionics made in the United States. The company said it will continue to invest in U.S. employees, customers and the communities where it operates, and plans to expand its U.S. defense business and service network.