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White House planning ‘Made in America’ week

By JILL COLVIN day for the commissioning America” in the past be-
Associated Press of the USS Gerald R. Ford, a cause so many of the prod-
PISCATAWAY TOWNSHIP, new aircraft carrier. ucts he and his family mem-
New Jersey (AP) — Plagued “For too long our govern- bers have sold over the
by daily revelations related ment has forgotten the years were manufactured
to the escalating Russia American worker. Their in- overseas. That includes
investigations, the White terests were pushed aside merchandise sold under
House is dubbing the com- for global projects and their his own name and his el-
ing week “Made in Ameri- wealth was taken from the dest daughter’s, including
ca week” as it tries to focus communities and shipped clothing items and shoes.
on issues that matter to the overseas,” said Ferre. “Un- Asked whether the presi-
president’s base. der the leadership of Presi- dent would use his “Made
Speaking to reporters at a dent Donald Trump, not in America” week to com-
hotel near President Don- only will the American mit the Trump organization
ald Trump’s golf course in worker never be forgotten, and his daughter’s brand
Bedminster, New Jersey, but they will be champi- to make more of their prod-
White House director of oned.” ucts in America, rather
media affairs Helen Aguirre Trump has pledged to bring President Donald Trump waves to spectators as he watches the than overseas, Ferre was
Ferre said Sunday that the back U.S. manufacturing third round of the U.S. Women’s Open Golf tournament from his non-committal.
observation booth, Saturday, July 15, 2017, in Bedminster, N.J.
White House will be hosting jobs lost to technological Associated Press “We’ll get back to you on
a “Made in America” prod- innovation and outsourc- that,” she said.
uct showcase Monday fea- ing by scaling back regu- weekend attending the Russian government, which The president’s financial
turing products from all 50 lations and renegotiating U.S. Women’s Open golf intelligence agencies have assets are currently being
states. The president also is the country’s trade deals. championship at a course concluded meddled in the held in a trust. Ivanka Trump
expected to issue a proc- It’s an issue that resonates he owns. 2016 election in an effort to stepped back from day-to-
lamation Wednesday on with the president’s base, The effort comes amid es- help Trump win. day management of her
the importance of making and one that senior aides calating inquiries into pos- But critics have accused brand before taking on
goods in America, and will sought to highlight Sunday sible ties between Trump Trump of hypocrisy when an official role as a White
travel to Virginia on Satur- as the president spent the campaign aides and the he’s pushed “Made in House adviser.q

Elon Musk talks cars _ and humanity’s fate _ with governors

Bel Edwards, who recently compromise, which they meetings with Musk and
signed a law that Musk’s have successfully done in the topic came up.
Palo Alto, California-based other states,” Edwards said. Musk didn’t address such
company says blocks it Allowing manufacturer-to- rules in his public remarks,
from selling cars there. consumer sales also came but he did speak about
Edwards said Tesla asked up in meetings between regulation generally — and
for the one-on-one meeting Musk and two other gov- reiterated his long-held ar-
with Musk, which was short. ernors — the conference’s gument that it is needed
“I just asked him to come host, Rhode Island Gov. soon to protect humanity
down to Louisiana and sit Gina Raimondo, and Con- from being outsmarted by
down with us, sit down with necticut Gov. Dannel P. computers, or “deep intelli-
the Louisiana Automobile Malloy. Representatives for gence in the network” that
Dealers Association and the two Democrats con- can start wars by manipu-
work out some sort of a firmed they had private lating information.q

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk responds to a question by
Nevada Republican Gov. Brian Sandoval during the closing
plenary session entitled “Introducing the New Chairs Initiative -
Ahead” on the third day of the National Governors Association’s
meeting Saturday, July 15, 2017, in Providence, R.I.
Associated Press

By MATT O’BRIEN dealership laws that ban
Associated Press the direct sale of his com-
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) pany’s electric cars to con-
— Tesla CEO Elon Musk sumers. Musk spoke broad-
warned a bipartisan gath- ly about solar energy,
ering of U.S. governors on space travel, self-driving
Saturday that government cars and other emerging
regulation of artificial intelli- technology during a ques-
gence is needed because tion-and-answer session at
it’s a “fundamental risk to the summer conference of
the existence of human the National Governors As-
civilization.” But first, he sociation in Rhode Island.
asked for some governors He also met privately with
to lift a different kind of some governors, including
regulation: state franchise Louisiana Democrat John