"Bargaining chip"... no it's more like flailing. This whole thing is incredibly dumb because Trump is ripping up the trade agreement he wanted and negotiated. Why he didn't do this back in 2017 who knows.
I don't blame Toyota one bit for their Mexico gamble. Who knew that the person who called for a and negotiated a new trade agreement (USMCA) would be the one to rip it all up.