Auto Workers for Trump leader speaks at Michigan rally after Ford Motors announces layoffs
Auto Workers for Trump 2024 founder Brian Pannebecker meets with former President Trump in Warren, Mich., on Friday.
Rust Belt autoworkers, traditionally the core of the green voting base, are not voting for Vice President Kamala Harris this time, the founder of Auto Workers for Trump 2024 emphasized.
Brian Pannebecker, the group’s founder, spoke to a crowd of supporters of former President Trump at a rally in Warren, Michigan, on Friday, a few days before the presidential election.
“We’re not voting for Kamala Harris. … Don’t believe anything you see Shawn Fain talk about,” he said. “Autoworkers – members of the UAW – voted for Donald Trump for president.”
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Former President Trump, the Republican presidential candidate, listens as Brian Pannebecker speaks during a campaign rally in Novi, Mich., Oct. 26. (Drew Angerer/AFP via Getty Images/Fox News)
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| F | This company FORD MOTOR CO. | 10.22 | -0.07 |
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For Pannebecker, the replacements came after auto workers were laid off as the Biden-Harris administration pushed for other electric vehicle jobs.
Pannebecker said Ford Motors’ recent layoffs of hundreds of workers are difficult to predict for those responsible for building the electric Ford F-150 Lightning.
“They laid everyone off until next year. Those people on holidays – Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years – don’t work,” he said. “We don’t know when they’ll be back, but it won’t be until next year at least.”
Ford Motor Co. trucks. The battery-powered F-150 Lightning is under production at its Rouge Electric Vehicle facility in Dearborn, Mich. (Jeff Kowalsky/AFP via Getty Images/Getty Images)
Ford announced layoffs at its Dearborn factory Thursday, saying it will shut down the assembly plant that makes the battery-powered truck from mid-November to Jan. 6.
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“We continue to adjust production to better combine sales growth and profitability,” said Ford.
The company has opted to invest more in hybrid vehicles than EVs recently due to heavy losses in its EV segment due to tepid consumer demand.
Former President Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris have died in Michigan. (Fox News/Getty Images / Fox News)
The layoffs come four days before the presidential election as battleground voters debate government support for EVs.
Trump and Harris have turned their attention to Michigan, with concrete campaigns investing time and money in the battleground.
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In July, the United Auto Workers’ (UAW) governing board announced its endorsement of Harris.
“Our mission in this election is to defeat Donald Trump and nominate Kamala Harris to build on her proven record of delivering for workers,” UAW President Shawn Fain said in a statement at the time.
“We are at a crossroads in this country. We can put a billionaire back in office who is against everything our union stands for, or we can elect Kamala Harris, who will stand shoulder to shoulder with us in our fight against corporate greed.”
The Ford Motor Company logo is displayed on the front of the electric car. (Photos by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)
Trump has tried to court auto workers throughout his campaign, promising to bring jobs back to the US and new tariffs to block Chinese auto imports from Mexico.
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Polls show Trump and Harris locked in a head-to-head battle ahead of the Nov. 5 election, and the outcome is expected to be decided by narrow margins in battleground states like Michigan.
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