"We've learned a lot about supply chains," Trump said. "We've learned that it's nice to make things in the U.S., I've been saying that for a long time."

The president discussed the issue during the White House press briefing, recalling he ran for president on the dangers of America's dependence on bad trade deals and foreign countries while gutting our country's industries.

"If one thing comes out of this more than anything else is that we should make product in the United States," he said.

Trump noted that he also promised as a candidate to be tough on China and successfully pressured them with tariffs to make an important trade deal.

"With China, we made the deal, and it became friendly, but then this happened," he recalled.