WATCH: Trump announces manufacturing site for submarine components in Baltimore
President Donald Trump promoted Anduril’s planned $3.7 billion project at Sparrows Point, Maryland. The military technology company intends to manufacture parts for nuclear-powered submarines at the site.
The announcement took place at a former Bethlehem Steel mill, which shut down in 2012. Trump described the area’s industrial workforce as important to the country’s military future.
The appearance is part of Trump’s nationwide effort to highlight factory investments as inflation and high fuel costs weigh on his economic approval ratings. The event came less than a month before the Nov. 3 midterm elections.
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore did not attend. His spokesman said Moore was prevented from speaking, while a White House spokesperson said he had been invited as a guest and chose to boycott the event.
The two sides offered conflicting accounts of Moore’s absence. The article did not provide a timeline for construction or further details about the facility’s operations.
Key points
- Anduril plans to invest $3.7 billion in a Baltimore-area submarine-components facility.
- The project is at Sparrows Point, a former Bethlehem Steel mill site.
- Moore’s office and the White House disputed why the governor did not attend.