President Trump's trade war hits his second-favorite set of wheels, the golf cart
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Across the first 100 days of his second term and ups and downs in the level of tariff threats, President Trump, an avid golfer, has often been on the course and photographed in a golf cart, typically a cart made by domestic companies Club Car or E-Z-Go. It may not be “The Beast” or “Cadillac One,” as the presidential limo is called, but it’s a preferred mode of transport for Trump, and it is not immune to the trade war.
Earlier this week, the Trump administration indicated it would carve out tariff exemptions for automakers manufacturing cars in the U.S. to alleviate some of the pressure of moving more production to domestic plants. That is no surprise, as for years even the cars identified as being the most “Made In America” are far from 100% domestically sourced. Tesla comes closest at as much as 87.5%.
Trump’s second favorite set of wheels, the golf cart, is another good example of the global reality behind “Made in America” manufacturing claims. While both Club Car and E-Z-Go assemble their golf carts in the United States, they source their components from China, Taiwan, India, Malaysia, Turkey, and Europe, among other countries.
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Yeah that sucks, he was a long time friend (and agent) of Elway. Sounds like they were boozing it up (I'm guessing) before getting in the cart and the guy just fell out and fatally hit his head. Glad I mostly drive those things over grass... when I was like 18 I worked as a cart attendant at a public golf course, and when it rained (and no one was on the course) we'd take the carts out to the big hills on the course and drive them down really fast and would sometimes hold onto the bag straps in the back and "water ski" on the slippery grass. Wow my condolence comment really deviated into a story about me. I will remember this and try not to do it again.
