Clinton opened the door to this when he gave Red China ‘favored nation trading status”. The Clintons are Chi-Com operatives.
Our problem is not well described and discussed here.
Rather than blaming the manufacturers who left for China, the blame belongs at the feet of the liberal voters and the politicians who made it so difficult for manufacturers that they fled to China to escape the tree huggers, anti-coal, anti....everything.
At the same time, every CEO of a company with stockholders owed/owes the stockholders the duty to make the maximum profit possible within the law.
That combination forced companies to move.
True certain companies were blessed with a genius who could buck the trend. One of the most obvious would be the “My Pillow” guy, whose ads irritate the hell out of me but he is to be admired nevertheless.
So bottom line: We did it to ourselves. CEO’s are not the only people to blame.
President Trump has done a fantastic job of removing some of the obstacles to manufacturing in the US, but he still has a lot of work ahead and everyone here should support him in that effort.