Former President Donald Trump spoke in Freeland, Michigan on Wednesday night, claiming that President Joe Biden’s electric vehicle (EV) regulations, if elected, would “destroy” Michigan’s economy and benefit China. , vowed to abolish it.
President Trump said he would “stop Joe Biden’s radical plan to destroy Michigan’s economy by repealing insane mandates on electric vehicles.”
President Trump will cancel Joe Biden’s radical plan to destroy Michigan’s economy by repealing its insane electric vehicle mandate! pic.twitter.com/JNzvtsakn0
— Trump War Room (@TrumpWarRoom) May 1, 2024
Biden announced rules in March that would begin phasing out purchases of new gas-powered vehicles. The rule requires that by 2032, most new cars sold in the U.S. be electric or hybrid.
“There’s a problem. They’re very expensive and they don’t go very far. It’s not good that they don’t go very far,” Trump said. “Also, they’re not going to be made in Michigan. They’re going to be made in China, and everything is going to be made in China.”
He also slammed Sean Fein, president of the United Auto Workers (UAW). He supported Biden, but acknowledged that the “vast majority” of UAW union members “will not vote for President Biden.”
“To the United Auto Workers, I want to say to you, the head of the United Auto Workers was really disappointed that you would go along with this whole situation that they just put in place. It’s very good, but it’s very bad for Michigan,” Trump said. “But I’m going to change that.”
“We’re putting tariffs on foreign cars. We’re bringing the auto industry back to Michigan. Biden’s electric vehicle mandate will be an economic disaster,” the 45th president said. He trolled the media by completely ignoring the context of his previous “disastrous” statements about the auto industry.
President Trump also said, “Crooked Joe will take auto jobs and send them right back to China,” and if he returns to the White House, he will “take jobs from China and send them back to Michigan.” “I contrasted it with the promise that
“We’re going to completely remove Chinese cars from America. We don’t want them. We don’t want Chinese cars,” President Trump said.
Ohio Republican Senate candidate Bernie Moreno, who founded one of the largest dealerships in the United States, previously said that amid a “frenzy” for electric cars, a Chinese company called BYD was “destroying” the U.S. auto industry. He pointed out that there is a possibility that
“There’s a company in China called BYD that people hear a lot about,” the Trump-supporting candidate told Breitbart News on Saturday, March. “They’re building these huge factories in Mexico and they want to ship these cars to the United States. A $15,000 to $20,000 electric car is going to decimate the U.S. auto industry. Sho.”
