In an oblique appeal to the Trump administration, the Aerospace Industries Association is touting a "record trade surplus of $90 billion in 2016" and continued support of the U.S. manufacturing sector. The new administration has signaled interest in the defense industrial base's potential to drive U.S. job growth and has shown antipathy for foreign trade deficits. "Aerospace and defense exports directly support 1.7 million U.S. jobs in our industry and indirectly support an additional 1.1 million jobs across the broader...
