![]() Republicans are also hoping the strike could give them an opening in Michigan, a top presidential battleground that’s also hosting an open Senate race next year. The Detroit News reported over the weekend that Trump was planning to visit the picket line, but the campaign told NBC News’ Jake Traylor that no visit is on the former president’s schedule. “The auto workers are being sold down the river by their leadership, and their leadership should endorse Trump,” Trump told “Meet the Press.” Trump, meanwhile, criticized union leadership and said the push for electric cars will drive vehicle production out of the U.S. The White House is also planning to send a team, including White House adviser Gene Sperling and acting Labor Secretary Julie Su, to Detroit early this week to help resolve the standoff, NBC News’ Monica Alba, Jesse Kirsch and Will Ujek report. The United Auto Workers strike has presented a political challenge for both President Joe Biden, who has pledged to be “the most pro-union president” in history, and former President Donald Trump, who helped bring more union members into the GOP fold.īiden said Friday that “no one wants a strike,” but added, “I respect workers’ right to use their options under the collective bargaining system,” per NBC News’ Peter Alexander and Rebecca Shabad. Eyes on 2024: Strike stakes for Biden and Trump More than 500%: The increase in campaign spending on security for House and Senate candidates between the 20 elections, the Washington Post found.ģ4%: The portion of registered voters in a new CBS News/YouGov poll who say President Biden would finish another term if he’s re-elected next year. ![]() 103: The number of warplanes China sent toward Taiwan in a 24-hour period, in a move that Taiwanese leaders called “harassment.”
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