Trump administration looks to Ford, GM in WWII-style weapons push: report

The Trump administration has quietly approached US industrial giants including Ford and General Motors about potentially boosting weapons production, according to a report.

Senior Pentagon officials have held talks with Ford CEO Jim Farley and GM boss Mary Barra about whether the automakers could help the military replenish its weapons stockpiles, The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday.

The discussions are part of a broader push by the administration to put military manufacturing on what War Secretary Pete Hegseth has described as a “wartime footing,” according to the report.

The outreach echoes World War II-era efforts when Detroit automakers halted car production to churn out bombers, trucks and aircraft as part of the US’ “Arsenal of Democracy,” the Journal noted.

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