When asked about climate change, former President Trump returned to the idea of imposing tariffs to protect domestic industries from competition from China.
He has vowed to protect American industry and jobs by imposing onerous tariffs to keep cheap, emissions-reducing Chinese electric vehicles out of the U.S. market.
“We're going to put a tariff on these cars so they can't be imported into our country because these cars are going to kill the United Auto Workers union and kill every auto worker, whether it's in Detroit or South Carolina,” he said.
The United Auto Workers (UAW) has been a politically important organization throughout Biden's term, both for developing new strike tactics during last year's strike against the Big Three automakers and for Biden joining the picket line, the first sitting president to do so.
President Trump said manufacturing jobs are “all leaving the country.” data There is no real support for this claim.
However, it is worth noting that Huge surge While major recent legislation such as the Infrastructure Act, the CHIPS and Science Act, and the Inflation Control Act have spurred investment in manufacturing construction, manufacturing employment has not seen a comparable increase compared to historical levels.
