Tensions between Harley Davidson and the Trump administration have been brewing for months, starting with Trump's implementation of tariffs on aluminum and steel imports from several countries in an effort to increase domestic manufacturing. 

U.S. President Donald Trump denied Tuesday that his trade policy is to blame for Harley-Davidson's decision to shift some motorcycle production overseas.

U.S. President Donald Trump has used Harley-Davidson as an example of a U.S. business that is being harmed by trade barriers. Yet Harley has warned consistently against tariffs.