Ford CEO Jim Farley says the White House will ‘always answer the phone,’ but needs Trump to do more to curtail China’s threat to America’s autos

Ford CEO Jim Farley has the ear of President Donald Trump—and he has a lot to say about what the administration needs to do to support the U.S. auto industry.

Farley said in an interview with Bloomberg Television on Thursday the White House has been “great” to work with, but has several asks for how the administration can improve trade to bolster U.S. automakers.

“They always answer the phone,” Farley said. “But there is a long list of things we got to work through.”

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