Bringing manufacturing back to the United States means building factories that take years to plan and finish. Trade rules behind those plans can change in a day, as they did after a February 2026 Supreme Court ruling striking down some of President Donald Trump’s tariffs.

A factory built today will likely outlast the administration setting those rules now. For companies deciding where to build, how much can they count on trade policy?

Alex Krutz is the founder and managing director of Patriot Industrial Partners and a former deputy assistant secretary for manufacturing at the Department of Commerce.

With more than two decades in manufacturing and experience implementing America First trade policy, he explains which production he believes belongs in the United States.

Views expressed in this video are the opinions of the host and the guest and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Epoch Times.