WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump reiterated Monday that his tariff policy has driven Korean, Japanese and German automakers to build their factories in the United States, as his administration has been using duties to restore American manufacturing. Trump made the remarks during a White House event celebrating the launch of "Trump Accounts," new investment accounts for children. "We've never built as many automobile plants. They are all over, and they are coming from all over the world. You know why? Because they don't want to pay tariffs. If they build their cars here, they pay no tariffs," he said. "So Japan, instead of making them in Japan ... or Korea ... instead of making them in Germany ... They are all building plants here now." Since his return to the White House last year, Trump has been leveraging tariffs as a key policy tool to revitalize America's manufacturing, increase foreign investment and reduce trade deficits. Amid Trump's tariff pressure, Korean conglomerate Hyundai Motor Group announced last year that it would invest $26 billion in the U.S. through 2028. On Ir