Trade group crunches numbers on Trump’s push for 100% US-made tech

President Donald Trump’s 'Genesis Mission' aims to achieve total domestic manufacturing autonomy for critical technologies, including AI, semiconductors, and robotics. The initiative seeks to eliminate reliance on foreign supply chains, even from close allies. However, the Consumer Technology Association (CTA) has released a new report challenging the feasibility of this mandate. The trade group argues that the goal is disconnected from economic reality and has attempted to quantify the massive financial burden such a transition would impose on businesses and consumers. By analyzing the complexities of global supply chains, the CTA highlights that total reshoring would likely lead to significant price hikes and supply disruptions. The report serves as a critical counter-narrative to the administration's push for isolationist industrial policy, suggesting that the costs of achieving 100 percent US-made technology may outweigh the perceived strategic benefits.