GOP lawmaker touts $19M Trump tariff success story in her district: 'New model for American manufacturing'

FIRST ON FOX: An Indiana legislator is commemorating an American bike business opening a brand-new factory in her district after President Donald Trump introduced his aggressive tariff project versus China.

Rep. Erin Houchin, R-Ind., informed Fox News Digital that Guardian Bikes is beginning with a brand-new $19 million financial investment in Seymour, Indiana to broaden their operations there– which she stated will develop brand-new regional tasks.

” The variety of task chances that are offered, the financial investment right here in southern Indiana, that’s cash that’s remaining right here in the house and not going outside the nation. And definitely far from China,” Houchin stated in her very first interview on the subject.

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The Indiana Republican politician, now in her 2nd term, stated she initially checked out Guardian Bikes quickly after being chosen to Congress. At the time, they had simply 16 staff members, she stated.

” At the time, they talked with us about their desire to end up being a 100% made in the U.S.A. bike factory,” Houchin stated. “Presently, over 97% of bikes are made beyond the United States. Numerous are put together in the United States, however their part primarily originate from China.”

Guardian Bikes particularly depended on Chinese imports for 70% of its production, she stated.

After Trump’s election in November 2024, nevertheless, she stated “they have actually been gradually pursuing being 100% made in the U.S.A..”

” They simply revealed $19 million in funding with JPMorgan Chase to introduce the very first massive bike frame production operation in the United States,” Houchin stated. “This has actually been enabled by President Trump’s trade policies … it’s simply quite extraordinary that we have a president today that is focused a lot … on developing an equal opportunity for American business.”

Trump revealed sweeping tariffs previously this month ( BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP by means of Getty Images)

Houchin stated the business is intending to increase its “mass market” bikes made in the U.S. from 100,000 to over 1 million.

” That’s simply really, really interesting,” she stated.

Guardian Bikes likewise presently has places in California and Pennsylvania, with 2 more anticipated in Texas and Georgia this year, according to the business’s site.

The website likewise promotes the business’s strategies to produce its bike frames in Indiana, and pledges to be “quickly” approaching being made completely within the United States.

” We brought Guardian Bikes production to the U.S., since our company believe the future of production is regional, quick, and data-driven. Indiana, and particularly Seymour, uses the ideal mix of labor force, facilities, and distance to our consumer base,” Guardian Bikes CEO Brian Riley informed Fox News Digital. “It’s not practically making bikes– it has to do with constructing a brand-new design for American production.”

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Among Guardian Bikes’ U.S.-based plants. ( Guardian Bikes)

It comes as critics of Trump’s sweeping tariff strategies have actually implicated him of overthrowing the worldwide economy.

Fans of the strategy, nevertheless, have actually hailed it as both a powerful negotiating method and a long-needed service to tasks moving overseas.

A foundation of Trump’s policy has actually been a 10% tariff on all imports to the U.S. Prepare for extra mutual tariffs, which Trump revealed previously this month, were dropped versus nations that have actually not struck back versus the U.S.

Nevertheless, Trump has actually imposed an enormous 145% base tariff throughout all of Beijing’s exports in a quote to punish the U.S.’s growing dependence on Chinese production.

When grabbed remark by Fox News Digital, White Home representative Kush Desai informed Fox News Digital, “Trillions in historical financial investment dedications from market leaders– now consisting of Guardian Bikes– because Election Day just strengthens what President Trump has actually been stating the whole time: if you make your item in America, you do not need to stress over tariffs.”