{"id":2047349,"date":"2023-09-27T22:34:02","date_gmt":"2023-09-28T02:34:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-slams-crooked-politicians-like-biden-in-debate-night-speech-at-michigan-factory\/"},"modified":"2023-09-27T22:36:30","modified_gmt":"2023-09-28T02:36:30","slug":"trump-slams-crooked-politicians-like-biden-in-debate-night-speech-at-michigan-factory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-slams-crooked-politicians-like-biden-in-debate-night-speech-at-michigan-factory\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump criticizes &#8216;corrupt politicians like Biden&#8217; in speech at Michigan factory during debate night."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-slams-crooked-politicians-like-biden-in-debate-night-speech-at-michigan-factory%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2047349&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Donald Trump Fires Up Auto Workers\u2062 in Michigan<\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<div>\n<figure><figcaption>Donald \u2064Trump speaks to auto workers in Michigan (Photo by Scott Olson\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div>\n<p>CLINTON TOWNSHIP, MICHIGAN\u2014In Donald Trump\u2019s world, the Republican primary is already over.<\/p>\n<p>That was the former president\u2019s message to \u2064the hundreds of\u200c supporters who gathered\u200b to see him Wednesday evening at a factory just north of Detroit.\u200b Trump did not directly reference the Republican primary or any of his rivals, who at the moment were gearing up to begin their second debate in California. Instead, Trump railed against Joe Biden and urged his \u2063supporters to \u2062&#8221;swamp&#8221; the\u2063 polls in\u200d 2024.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;For decades, you\u2019ve watched rotten and crooked politicians \u200dlike Biden treat American jobs as disposable and \u200bAmerican workers as\u2063 expendable,&#8221; Trump said. &#8220;They sat back \u2062and got rich by taking \u2062bribes to let other countries rape and pillage our jobs.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>With a commanding lead in the polls, Trump\u2019s campaign is looking towards the general election and attempting to \u2064win the \u2064support of\u200b the\u200c blue collar workers who helped propel him to victory in 2016. That year, Trump won \u200dmore union voters than any Republican\u2064 presidential candidate since Ronald Reagan in 1984.<\/p>\n<p>Dozens of United Auto Workers appeared to take a\u2063 break from picketing the Big Three automakers to see the speech, waving \u200bsigns that said &#8220;Auto Workers for Trump.&#8221; Union members in attendance lauded the \u200bformer president\u2019s tariff policies, which several said\u2062 were the only \u2064way to protect their jobs. One man \u200bdonned a union shirt and said only protectionism can keep manufacturing jobs safe.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Biden doesn\u2019t care about \u2064us, he was only here because Trump was here first,&#8221; the man, who said his \u200cname was Fred, told the <em>Washington Free Beacon<\/em>. &#8220;Biden wants to sell\u2062 us out \u2062to China.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Biden joined a United \u200bAuto Workers picket \u2062line nearby in northern Michigan on \u2063Tuesday, the first U.S. \u200cpresident to ever join a picket line. But Biden announced his trip five days after Trump, leading critics to accuse him \u2063of political opportunism.<\/p>\n<p>Although Drake Enterprises,\u2063 where Trump spoke, is not a union shop, its location\u2062 offered insight into how his campaign will attempt \u200cto unseat \u200bBiden in 2024. The plant \u2062is located in Macomb \u200bCounty, home to precisely the\u2063 white \u2063working class voters whose support Trump will need to secure another term.<\/p>\n<p>Trump\u2019s overtures to the working \u2063man may \u2063still not be enough. Trump won Macomb County \u2014which former president Barack Obama carried\u2062 twice\u2014in 2016 and 2020. But Trump\u2019s \u200dlackluster performance in other Detroit suburbs cost him a win the second time \u2063around.<\/p>\n<p>Nor \u2064has the Republican Party fared \u200bwell in Michigan since 2016.\u2064 Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer was one of a wave of Democrats \u2063elected in 2018, and in last \u200cyear\u2019s midterm elections the party secured a \u200bmajority in\u200d the state legislature\u200d for the first time in nearly 40 years.<\/p>\n<p>With President\u200b Biden\u2019s embrace of electric vehicles, Trump believes he has found a wedge issue to\u200c peel\u200b off union votes. United Auto Worker members who spoke with the <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/biden-administration\/among-michigans-striking-autoworkers-a-tepid-welcome-for-union-joe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Free Beacon<\/em><\/a>  on Tuesday expressed concern about the industry\u2019s\u2064 shift away from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-philadelphias-proterra-fleet-in-complete-shambles\/\" title=\"Report: Philadelphia\u2019s Proterra Fleet in Complete Shambles\">internal combustion engine<\/a>. Ford CEO James Farley has said that electric vehicles require 40 percent less manpower than their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fuel-costs-of-electric-vehicles-overtake-gas-powered-cars\/\" title=\"Fuel Costs of Electric Vehicles Overtake Gas-Powered Cars\">gas-powered counterparts<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Trump\u2019s speech leaned\u200c heavily into populist rhetoric and \u2063broke with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-slams-crooked-politicians-like-biden-in-debate-night-speech-at-michigan-factory\/\" title=\"Trump criticizes 'corrupt politicians like Biden' in speech at Michigan factory during debate night.\">traditional \u2063conservative economic orthodoxy<\/a>. He promised a second term would bring a &#8220;revival of economic nationalism to the\u2062 United States.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I\u2063 want a future that protects American labor, not foreign \u2064labor,&#8221; Trump \u2063said. &#8220;A future that puts \u2063American dreams \u200cover foreign profits and a future that raises American wages and \u200bstrengthens American industry that\u2063 builds national\u200b pride.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Trump said \u2063he supported the \u2062auto\u200c strikes, but urged union members\u2062 to pressure their leadership to call for an end to electric vehicle mandates and subsidies.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You can be loyal to American labor, or you\u2063 can be loyal to the environmental lunatics,&#8221; Trump said. &#8220;But you can\u2019t really be loyal to both.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Whether Trump is getting ahead of himself with his trip to Michigan remains \u2063to\u2064 be seen. Although polls suggest he should secure the\u200d nomination \u2062with\u200d ease, a <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/latest-news\/more-than-3-4-of-republicans-in-early-states-considering-candidates-other-than-trump-poll\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">survey<\/a> of Iowa caucus goers released \u200dWednesday found that 79 percent are either considering candidates other\u200d than Trump or declining to\u200c support him. In New Hampshire, 77 percent of Republican primary voters said they are considering candidates besides Trump.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How did\u200c Trump&#8217;s appearance in Michigan demonstrate his appeal to auto workers?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Ears. However, Trump\u2019s appearance in Michigan \u200don Wednesday demonstrated his strong \u200cappeal to auto\u2063 workers and\u200d his \u200bdetermination to win back their support in the upcoming\u200b election.<\/p>\n<p>During his speech, Trump \u2062didn&#8217;t waste any time \u2062criticizing\u200d his \u2062political opponents. He targeted Joe \u2062Biden, accusing him of being indifferent to the struggles of American workers and prioritizing the interests of other countries over those of his own. Trump emphasized the\u200d damage that\u2063 he believes Biden&#8217;s \u2064policies \u2064have caused to the American job market, stating\u200d that \u200cpoliticians like Biden have allowed foreign countries to take advantage \u200cof\u200c American \u200cindustries.<\/p>\n<p>The presence of \u200dUnited Auto Workers at\u200c the event\u200d highlighted the \u2063significance of this \u200bspeech for the blue-collar \u2064workers\u200c in \u2064Michigan. \u2063Despite being engaged in ongoing labor\u200d disputes with the\u200d Big Three automakers, many \u200dunion members \u2063took a break\u2064 from picketing to attend the rally. They expressed their support for\u2063 Trump&#8217;s tariff policies, which they believe are instrumental\u200d in protecting their jobs. One union member even suggested \u200cthat protectionism is \u200bthe only way to\u200d ensure the\u200c stability\u2062 of the manufacturing sector.<\/p>\n<p>One notable contrast to\u200c Trump&#8217;s visit was\u2063 Biden&#8217;s recent appearance at\u200c a\u200b United\u200b Auto Workers picket line. While \u2064Biden&#8217;s decision to join\u2064 the\u200c picket line\u2063 was \u2062notable, \u200dcritics\u2062 accused him of \u2063political opportunism,\u2063 as he announced \u2063his \u2064visit \u200cafter Trump had already \u200cbeen there. This contrast was \u200dnot lost \u2062on the crowd gathered to hear Trump speak, with\u200c one attendee expressing skepticism about Biden&#8217;s true intentions and accusing him of being willing to\u2064 &#8220;sell out to China.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The location of\u2063 Trump&#8217;s speech, Drake \u2062Enterprises, is not\u2063 a \u200cunion shop. However, its location in Macomb County provides insight into the strategy\u200d of Trump&#8217;s\u2062 campaign. Macomb\u2064 County, home \u200cto a significant number\u200b of \u2062white working-class \u2064voters, was crucial to \u2062Trump&#8217;s success\u200b in \u20632016\u200c and 2020. To secure another term, Trump will need to regain the support of these voters.<\/p>\n<p>However, Trump&#8217;s history in\u200b Michigan\u200c has not been without challenges. While he managed to win Macomb\u200d County\u200d in \u2064both elections, his performance\u2064 in other Detroit suburbs was lackluster, resulting \u200din his loss in the state in 2020. Additionally, the Republican\u2063 Party has struggled in Michigan since 2016, with Democrats making significant gains in the state legislature and securing\u2063 the governorship in 2018.<\/p>\n<p>Despite these challenges, Trump&#8217;s speech in Michigan \u200cdemonstrated his commitment to winning over auto workers and the blue-collar voters who\u2063 played a\u2062 crucial role \u200bin his previous victories.\u2064 With his strong appeal \u2062to\u2063 these groups \u2064and \u2062his promises\u200d to protect \u200dAmerican jobs, Trump\u2064 is hoping to secure their support once\u200b again \u200band potentially tilt the scales \u2063in his favor in \u200cthe next election.<\/p>\n<p>Only time \u2062will tell whether Trump&#8217;s efforts will be successful in\u200d winning over the auto workers and securing a victory in Michigan and beyond. However, one thing is certain &#8211; his appearance in Michigan has once again fired up the\u2064 discussion \u200babout his \u200cpotential comeback in \u200dthe political\u200b arena.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>the ongoing Republican primary, but instead focused on his accomplishments during his presidency and criticized the current administration&#8217;s policies. He emphasized the importance of American manufacturing and promised to bring back jobs to Michigan. Trump&#8217;s speech was met with enthusiasm from the crowd, who cheered and chanted his name throughout the event.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":197,"featured_media":2047350,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[544],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2047349","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-free-beacon"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2047349","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/197"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2047349"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2047349\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2047350"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2047349"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2047349"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2047349"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}