Trump's Controversial Remarks on Electric Cars and Political Endorsements in Michigan

Former President Donald Trump is targeting union autoworkers' concerns about the shift to electric vehicles, criticizing President Joe Biden's environmental policies and claiming that electric car manufacturing will destroy jobs in the auto industry. Trump's remarks come amid signs of unhappiness among some of Biden's allies about his success in enacting climate and infrastructure laws that are creating manufacturing jobs around the country. The United Auto Workers has criticized the administration's electric vehicle policies, arguing that they could lead to fewer or lower-paying jobs. However, the electric vehicle industry is poised to expand its presence in Michigan, driven in part by the incentives in Biden's climate law.