Trump en route to court autoworkers amid UAW strike — with speech at nonunion company
Guests arrive for a campaign event with Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump at Drake Enterprises, an automotive parts manufacturer, on September 27, 2023 in Clinton Township, Michigan.
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Trump said he is on his way to Detroit to deliver a speech aimed at blue-collar workers — especially auto workers, thousands of whom are on strike from top carmakers’ plants as they demand better pay and hours.
But Trump, who seeks the endorsement of the union leading the strike, will be speaking at a nonunion auto parts factory.
The decision drew condemnation from United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain, who called it a “pathetic irony.”
“I don’t think the man has any bit of care about what our workers stand for, what the working class stands for,” Fain said Tuesday night on CNN.
Trump said in a Truth Social post announcing his departure for Michigan, “I LOVE, & WILL SAVE, THE AUTOWORKERS.”
He is scheduled to speak at 8 p.m. ET at Drake Enterprises in Clinton Township.
Trump is skipping his second straight chance to confront, and be confronted by, his GOP rivals in a live televised debate.
His campaign event is purposely scheduled to counter-program the Republican debate.
— Kevin Breuninger
How to watch the second Republican debate
Guests arrive for a campaign event with Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump at Drake Enterprises, an automotive parts manufacturer, on September 27, 2023 in Clinton Township, Michigan.
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The second Republican debate for the 2024 GOP primary for president is set to kick off Wednesday night at 9 p.m. Eastern Time from the Reagan Library in Simi Valley, California.
The debate will air on Fox News Channel and Fox Business, as well as through Fox’s digital streaming platforms and Rumble.
North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, former Vice President Mike Pence, businessman Vivek Ramaswamy and Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., have all qualified for the debate.
Former President Donald Trump is skipping the Wednesday night event.
— Brian Schwartz
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