Susan Kokinda says President Donald Trump’s economic and foreign policy agenda is producing stronger manufacturing growth in the United States while globalist leaders in Europe and Canada struggle with layoffs, slower growth, and rising political resistance at home.
Kokinda contrasted recent praise from European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney for Brazil’s election with economic developments in Germany, Canada and the United States.
“This week, two of globalism’s leading spokesmen rushed to celebrate the Brazilian presidential election. Here’s EU President Ursula von der Leyen. Democracy and multilateralism have won in Brazil. Europe’s partnership with Brazil is thriving. Together, we will keep working closely for free and open trade, a rules-based global order, and strong ambitions for our climate, and Canada’s Mark Carney couldn’t contain himself either. He posted that the Brazil-Canada relationship had flourished under our partnership.”
Kokinda pointed to announced layoffs at Volkswagen in Germany and manufacturing job losses in Canada before contrasting those figures with a new Audi investment in Georgia.
Trump announced the project while standing with Audi Chairman and CEO Gernot Döllner in Perry, Georgia.
“Audi has just committed to invest 4.2 billion dollars in nearby Macon, Georgia, to begin the construction next month on a massive plant that will produce 200,000 cars a year. That’s incredible. This will be the single largest investment in U.S. auto industry history, modern history. So I want to thank the Audi chairman and CEO, Gernot Döllner,” Trump said.
Döllner described the project as a long-term commitment to the American market.
“First, I would like to thank Mr. President for your support and the great opportunity. This is a long-term investment because we believe in the American market. Thank you very much.”
Kokinda argued that the contrast between Audi’s U.S. expansion and Volkswagen’s layoffs in Germany illustrates a broader shift.
“A German company is building its biggest ever American plant, while Volkswagen is making its biggest ever layoffs.”
She said roughly 55 new or expanded factories have been announced since the Republicans’ midterm convention, with tens of thousands of potential jobs tied to those projects. Kokinda also cited comments from Georgia Rep. McCormick, who said the Audi project could bring thousands of jobs to Peach County.
She described that approach as an example of what she calls the American economic system.
“Bringing manufacturing home, skilled workers, good-paying jobs. That’s the American system in one sentence.”
Kokinda also compared economic growth in the United States with projections for Canada and the European Union, saying U.S. third-quarter growth was projected at an annualized 3.2%, compared with 1.2% in Canada and 0.8% in Europe.
She argued that those differences reflect Trump’s rejection of policies centered on free trade, climate mandates and the broader rules-based international order.
Kokinda then shifted to what she described as efforts by foreign governments and institutions to influence American politics outside the White House.
She cited a U.S. fact sheet titled “Monitoring Canadian Activities in U.S. Politics,” which she said documented Canadian outreach to governors, potential presidential candidates and other political figures.
Kokinda connected those activities to an August 27 Chatham House paper advising the new British government to cultivate relationships with Congress, state legislators, presidential contenders and industry leaders.
She said the strategy amounted to finding “alternative channels” of influence in the United States beyond the president.
Kokinda also highlighted remarks from Chatham House Director Bronwen Maddox about congressional visits.
“We’ve had many members of Congress here more than I would expect in the run-up to their own election. Very keen to make 2.1 that the Congress comes above president in the Constitution, but also that things take a long time,” Maddox said.
Kokinda said she searched for the names of the lawmakers Maddox referenced but could not identify them.
“An unusual number. Many viewers asked for a list of those congressmen, so I did an extensive search to see if any of them could be identified. Nope, nada.”
She argued that these efforts are running into political resistance, both from Trump and from voters in several Western countries.
Kokinda pointed to recent political losses for Carney-aligned candidates in Canada, including races in Quebec and British Columbia, and said Trump publicly congratulated the winners.
She also cited gains by Alternative for Deutschland in Germany and political turmoil in France as signs that voters are pushing back against the existing globalist model.
Her central argument is that foreign political elites may be attempting to work around Trump by strengthening ties with Congress, governors and other political actors, but that the broader economic and political environment is moving against them.
Kokinda said the U.S. economy is continuing to expand while manufacturing investment increases and opposition movements gain strength overseas.
“That’s the result of the rules-based system, which von der Leyen and Carney celebrated this week, but the people who have to live under free trade, open borders, and green insanity are not buying what’s being peddled.”
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