Trump Names WeatherTech Founder David MacNeil as Special Envoy for Manufacturing
President Donald Trump announced in a post on Truth Social on November 9 that David MacNeil, the founder of the automotive accessories company WeatherTech, will be the Special Envoy for Manufacturing. Trump said MacNeil built an incredible American company whose products are made in the United States, and that he knows how to create jobs, bring manufacturing back home and put America First.
Trump wrote that together they would bring back American jobs, strengthen U.S. factories and make sure that future products are made in America, and he congratulated MacNeil, calling his expertise vitally needed. The post was published at 3:58 p.m. Eastern Time on November 9.
MacNeil founded WeatherTech in 1989. The company, headquartered in Bolingbrook, Illinois, is best known for automotive floor mats and other vehicle accessories and has long marketed its U.S.-based production. This is not MacNeil's first appointment by Trump: in May 2025 Trump nominated him as Ambassador at Large for Industrial and Manufacturing Competitiveness at the State Department; the Senate took no action and the nomination was returned to the president on January 3, 2026. In January 2026, Trump nominated him to serve as a commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission.
According to MLex reporting on November 4, MacNeil has withdrawn his nomination to the Federal Trade Commission, and the White House plans to nominate another candidate for that seat. The manufacturing envoy post is the new appointment he received after that withdrawal.
The appointment was announced by Trump in his Truth Social post; the White House has not issued a formal statement, and the post did not specify the envoy's duties, a start date, or whether Senate confirmation is required. (Source: Donald Trump)
Source: Donald Trump
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