One more round. Who made these statements? Trump, Obama, or Bush? THREAD 1/

We want our companies building those products right here in America. But to do that, American manufacturers need to have access to rare earth materials -- which China supplies. 2/

Now, if China would simply let the market work on its own, we’d have no objections. But their policies currently are preventing that from happening. And they go against the very rules that China agreed to follow. 3/

Being able to manufacture advanced batteries & hybrid cars in America is too important for us to stand by and do nothing. We've got to take control of our energy future & we can’t let that energy industry take root in some other country because they were allowed to break rules.4/

So our administration will bring this case against China today, and we will keep working every single day to give American workers and American businesses a fair shot in the global economy. We're going to make sure that this isn’t a country that’s just known for what we consume.5

America needs to get back to doing what it's always done best -- a country that builds and sells products all over the world that are stamped with the proud words: "Made in America." 6/

That’s how we create good, middle-class jobs at home, and that’s how we're going to create an economy that’s built to last. 7/

The author? You guessed it. Correct answer: Obama. (in 2012) 8/ END THREAD. (Sorry for the blast from the past, but just a little too much "the-world-started in-2017" going on right now.)