WINNING: Donald Trump, SoftBank CEO Announce Huge Deal—and Hundreds of Thousands of American Jobs

Real leadership is now in place again in America. Although still only “Acting President,” Trump has resumed much of the job of running the business of America.

On Monday morning, at Mar-a-Lago (otherwise known as the Southern White House), the President-elect held a free-wheeling presser, and one of the high points of that event was the announcement of a $100 billion investment by the Japanese technology firm SoftBank—expected to create 100,000 American jobs.

This from redstate.com.

In one humorous exchange, the CEO of SoftBank admitted the possibility of doubling the investment amount, referring to President Trump as a “great negotiator.“

The investment is reported to be focused on improving American energy and information infrastructure, as well as working with the American tech sector on AI development.

Masayoshi-san seemed very enthusiastic during the exchange, but then, Donald Trump, in his previous term, worked regularly with Japanese businesses and with the then-Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, with whom President Trump maintained a personal friendship.

So, why is this a big deal?

SoftBank is near-ubiquitous in Japan.

In major cities like Tokyo and Osaka, as well as in the smaller towns around the country, it seems there is a SoftBank outlet on every other street corner.

They provide services to businesses and individual consumers, including mobile phones, internet access, and electricity; if you want a smartphone in Japan, SoftBank is where most people will go. They are a big, successful tech company, one of Japan’s largest, and now they are looking to expand into the United States and bring jobs with them.

The specific form the expansion will take is not yet clear, other than the broad statements noted above, but a private Japanese company expending $100 billion—maybe $200 billion—is significant. And one of the up sides: utilizing SoftBank phones for local use enables the user to pay their bill or obtain service almost anywhere.

This is an interesting deal.

On Fox Business’ with Stuart Varney, Trump-Vance Transition Spokesman Karoline Leavitt lauded the deal:

A big part of Donald Trump’s 2024 campaign was about jobs—creating American jobs and on-shoring American jobs. If this deal goes through as advertised, 100,000 American high-paying tech jobs is nothing to sneeze at.

What was that campaign tagline again?

Promises made, promises kept.

And Trump’s inauguration has not even been concluded yet.

Imagine how successful and productive the next several years are going to be!