Trump Touts Order Banning Some Foreign Energy Equipment From US Grid
Trump highlights a Bloomberg report on his signed order aimed at keeping certain foreign-made energy equipment out of the US power grid.
WASHINGTON D.C. — Donald J. Trump promoted a report on an order aimed at keeping some foreign-made energy equipment out of the US power grid.
The post shared a Bloomberg headline describing the signed order, framing the action as a move to shield critical grid hardware from foreign sourcing.
Trump has framed similar measures as protections for domestic industry and national infrastructure.
The move fits a broader pattern in Trump’s second-term push to restrict foreign involvement in sensitive US systems.
Here is the full post on truthsocial: “Trump Moves to Ban Some Foreign Energy Equipment From Grid: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-26/trump-signs-order-to-ban-some-foreign-energy-equipment-from-grid” on August 28, 2026 at 2:05 PM ET.
This is Trump’s 17th message released today, and the last post was 2 hours ago, and it is not part of a thread. On average, Trump produces 18 posts per day since his inauguration on January 20, 2025. The move fits a broader pattern in Trump’s recent messaging, with 55 of his 615 posts over the last 30 days classified as Domestic Policy posts.
Trump linked directly to the report describing the order by mentioning the source (see bloomberg). The shared item carried the headline about barring some foreign energy equipment from the grid.
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The post continues a recurring theme in Trump’s messaging around limiting foreign access to strategic US markets and infrastructure. Earlier in 2026, Trump said he would move to ban large corporate investors from buying single-family homes, a pledge he said he would ask Congress to codify according to bbc. In that January push, Trump said on social media that “people live in homes, not corporations,” referring to home ownership according to bbc.
That housing move drew market reactions, with shares of Blackstone, one of the largest private equity buyers, falling more than 5% according to bbc. Builders FirstSource, a building products supplier, dropped more than 5%, while Invitation Homes, which owns single-family homes, fell 6% according to bbc.
Analysts questioned how far such bans would reach in practice. Laurie Goodman, a fellow at the Urban Institute, said the impact of a housing ban would depend in part on how “large” investors are defined according to bbc. Blackstone has said institutions own 0.5% of all single-family homes in the US according to bbc.
The energy-equipment post signals continued focus on foreign sourcing across sectors that Trump has cast as strategic. The next step on the grid order would rest with the executive agencies tasked with implementation, and a date for further action has not been announced.
Trump has repeatedly used his account to spotlight news coverage of his own policy actions, amplifying reports that frame decisions as wins for domestic industry. The energy-equipment post follows that approach, pairing a signed order with a link to outside coverage rather than an original policy statement.
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