{"id":2047417,"date":"2023-09-27T23:30:09","date_gmt":"2023-09-28T03:30:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-slams-crooked-politicians-like-biden-in-debate-night-speech-at-michigan-factory-2\/"},"modified":"2023-09-27T23:32:12","modified_gmt":"2023-09-28T03:32:12","slug":"trump-slams-crooked-politicians-like-biden-in-debate-night-speech-at-michigan-factory-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-slams-crooked-politicians-like-biden-in-debate-night-speech-at-michigan-factory-2\/","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=\"&quot;\"><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-2%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=2047417&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\u200c Fires Up Auto Workers in Michigan<\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<div>\n<figure><figcaption>Donald \u2063Trump\u2064 speaks to auto workers in Michigan (Photo by Scott Olson\/Getty\u200b 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 \u200bover.<\/p>\n<p>That was the former president\u2019s message to the hundreds of supporters who gathered to see him Wednesday evening \u200bat\u200b a factory just north of \u2064Detroit. \u200dTrump\u200d did \u200dnot directly\u2063 reference \u200cthe Republican primary\u2064 or any of his rivals, who at the moment \u2064were gearing up to begin \u200ctheir second debate\u200b in California. Instead, Trump railed against Joe Biden and urged his supporters to &#8220;swamp&#8221; the \u2063polls in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;For decades, you\u2019ve \u2063watched\u200b rotten and crooked politicians \u2064like Biden treat American jobs as\u200c disposable and American workers as expendable,&#8221;\u200b Trump said. &#8220;They sat back \u2062and got rich by taking bribes to let other countries rape and pillage our\u2062 jobs.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>With a commanding lead in the polls, Trump\u2019s \u2064campaign is looking towards the general election and attempting to win\u2064 the support\u200d of the blue\u2064 collar workers who helped \u2063propel him to victory \u200din 2016. That year, Trump \u2062won more union voters than any Republican presidential candidate since Ronald Reagan in 1984.<\/p>\n<p>Dozens of United \u2063Auto Workers appeared to \u2063take a \u200cbreak from picketing the Big\u200b Three \u200cautomakers to see the speech, waving signs that\u200d said &#8220;Auto Workers \u2064for Trump.&#8221; Union members in \u2064attendance lauded\u200b the \u2064former president\u2019s\u200c tariff \u2064policies, which\u2062 several said were the only way\u2062 to protect their jobs. One man donned a union shirt\u200b and said only protectionism can keep \u200bmanufacturing jobs\u2062 safe.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Biden\u2064 doesn\u2019t care about us, he was only here because Trump was here first,&#8221; the man, who said his name \u200bwas Fred,\u200b told the\u200b <em>Washington Free Beacon<\/em>. &#8220;Biden wants to sell us out to \u200bChina.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Biden joined\u200c a United Auto Workers picket line nearby in northern Michigan on Tuesday,\u200b the first U.S. president to ever join a picket line.\u2062 But Biden announced his\u200d trip \u200cfive days after Trump, leading critics\u200d to accuse him of\u200d political opportunism.<\/p>\n<p>Although Drake Enterprises,\u200b where Trump spoke, \u200dis not a union shop, its \u2063location offered insight \u2062into how\u200b his campaign will attempt to unseat Biden in \u200b2024. The plant is located in\u2062 Macomb\u2063 County, home to precisely the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-continues-to-bleed-support-from-working-class-voters\/\" title=\"Biden Continues to Bleed Support From Working-Class Voters\">white working class voters<\/a> whose support Trump will need to secure another term.<\/p>\n<p>Trump\u2019s overtures \u2063to the working man may still not be enough. Trump won\u200b Macomb County \u2014which former president Barack Obama \u2064carried twice\u2014in 2016 and 2020. But Trump\u2019s lackluster performance in other Detroit suburbs cost him a\u2063 win the second time around.<\/p>\n<p>Nor has the\u200d Republican Party fared well in Michigan since 2016. Democratic \u2063Gov. \u200dGretchen Whitmer\u200c was one of a wave of Democrats elected \u2064in 2018, and in last year\u2019s midterm elections the\u200b party \u200csecured a majority in the state \u200clegislature for the \u200cfirst\u2062 time in nearly\u2062 40 years.<\/p>\n<p>With \u2064President Biden\u2019s embrace of electric vehicles,\u2064 Trump believes\u200d he has found a wedge \u2063issue to\u200b peel off union votes. United Auto Worker members who spoke with \u200cthe <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/biden-administration\/among-michigans-striking-autoworkers-a-tepid-welcome-for-union-joe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Free\u200b Beacon<\/em><\/a>  on Tuesday expressed concern about the\u2063 industry\u2019s shift away from the internal combustion \u2063engine. Ford CEO \u200cJames Farley has said\u200d that electric vehicles require 40 percent \u2063less manpower than their\u200c gas-powered \u2064counterparts.<\/p>\n<p>Trump\u2019s speech leaned heavily into populist rhetoric \u2063and\u2063 broke with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-slams-crooked-politicians-like-biden-in-debate-night-speech-at-michigan-factory-2\/\" title=\"Trump criticizes 'corrupt politicians like Biden' in speech at Michigan factory during debate night.\">traditional conservative \u200deconomic orthodoxy<\/a>. He promised a second \u200cterm would bring\u2064 a &#8220;revival of economic nationalism\u2062 to the United States.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I want a future that protects American labor, \u200cnot foreign labor,&#8221;\u2064 Trump said. &#8220;A future that puts American dreams \u2063over foreign profits and a future that raises American wages \u200dand\u2064 strengthens American industry\u200c that builds national pride.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Trump said he supported \u2062the auto strikes but \u200burged\u200c union \u200bmembers \u2064to pressure their leadership\u200c to call\u2064 for an end to electric vehicle mandates and subsidies.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You can\u200c be\u200d loyal to American labor or you 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 \u200bto Michigan \u2064remains to\u2064 be seen. Although polls suggest he should\u200b secure the nomination with ease, a\u2064 <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\u200b Wednesday\u2064 found that 79 percent are either \u200dconsidering candidates other\u2064 than Trump or declining to support him. In New Hampshire, 77 percent of Republican primary voters \u2064said they are considering \u2064candidates besides Trump.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How did\u200b former \u2063President Donald Trump&#8217;s\u200c visit to\u2064 Clinton Township, Michigan, appeal to blue-collar voters \u200cand auto workers?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  The visit by former President Donald Trump to Clinton \u200dTownship, Michigan, proved once again his ability \u200cto fire \u200bup auto workers and \u200bappeal to the blue-collar voters who helped \u200dpropel him \u200cto victory in 2016. Addressing \u200chundreds of \u200bsupporters gathered at\u200c a factory just north of\u2062 Detroit, Trump focused on Joe\u2064 Biden and \u2064urged his \u2062supporters to &#8220;swamp&#8221; the\u2064 polls in\u2063 2024, disregarding any references\u200d to\u2062 the ongoing \u2062Republican primary\u2062 or his rivals who were \u200bpreparing for\u2062 their second debate\u200b in California.<\/p>\n<p>Trump\u2019s message to the crowd was clear: &#8220;For decades, \u200dyou\u2019ve\u200b watched \u200drotten and \u2063crooked politicians like Biden treat American jobs\u200d as\u200d disposable and American workers as expendable.&#8221;\u200c He\u200d criticized Biden&#8217;s past\u200b behavior,\u200d accusing him of\u200b allowing other countries to &#8220;rape \u2064and pillage&#8221; \u2063American jobs in exchange \u200dfor bribes.\u200b Trump\u2019s strong stance on protecting\u2062 American workers, exemplified by \u200chis tariff \u2063policies, won him support from various United Auto Workers present at the \u200devent.<\/p>\n<p>Many union\u2063 members, who had momentarily \u2064paused their\u2063 picketing duties\u2064 at the Big Three automakers,\u2063 waved signs \u200cproclaiming their support as &#8220;Auto \u2062Workers for Trump,&#8221; \u2062emphasizing their appreciation\u2064 for\u2064 his policies of\u2063 protectionism. One union \u200cmember, Fred, expressed his distrust in Biden, saying, &#8220;Biden doesn\u2019t care about us, he was only here because Trump was here \u2063first. Biden wants to sell us out to China.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Biden, on \u200bthe other hand, \u200chad also made an appearance at a United Auto Workers picket line \u2063in Michigan, becoming the first U.S. \u2063president to join a picket\u2062 line. However, critics accused Biden of political opportunism as he announced\u2063 his \u2063visit five days \u2063after Trump, suggesting that his actions were purely in response to Trump&#8217;s presence.<\/p>\n<p>The \u2062location of Trump&#8217;s speech, Drake Enterprises, though not a union shop, provided insight into\u200b his campaign strategy for 2024. Situated in Macomb County, a\u200b region\u200b known for its\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/poll-republicans-take-9-point-lead-with-hispanics-support-from-black-voters-more-than-doubles-now-27-percent\/\" title=\"Poll: Republicans Take 9-Point Lead with Hispanics, Support from Black Voters More than Doubles \u2014 Now 27 Percent\">white working-class voters<\/a>, Trump&#8217;s speech\u2062 aimed \u200bto win the support\u2064 of \u2062these \u2064crucial voters, who played\u200b a pivotal role in his previous victories. Unfortunately for Trump, his lackluster performance in other Detroit suburbs cost him a win in the area during \u200cthe 2020 elections.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, \u2063the Republican Party has \u2062struggled in Michigan since 2016. In 2018, Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer was\u200c elected, leading a wave of Democratic victories. Additionally, in the\u2063 last year&#8217;s midterm\u2064 elections, \u200cthe Democratic Party secured a majority in the state legislature \u2062for the first time in nearly\u200d 40 years.<\/p>\n<p>As Trump\u2062 fires up auto \u200dworkers and gears\u2063 up for the 2024 general election, his success in reclaiming\u200d the support\u200c of the\u200b white \u2063working class and winning back key counties will be essential. However, with the changing dynamics and recent Democratic victories in Michigan, his campaign \u200bwill need to navigate carefully to secure another\u2062 term in the\u2062 White House.<\/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":2047418,"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-2047417","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\/2047417","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=2047417"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2047417\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2047418"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2047417"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2047417"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2047417"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}