Auto Workers for Trump 2024 founder Brian Pannebecker meets former President Trump at a rally 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, founder of Auto Workers for Trump 2024, addressed a raucous crowd of former President Trump at a rally in Warren, Michigan, on Friday, just days before the presidential election.
“We are not voting for Kamala Harris… Don’t believe anything you see Shawn Fain talking 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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For Pennebecker, the party’s shift to others comes amid auto worker layoffs as the Biden-Harris administration pushes for more approval of electric vehicles.
Pennebecker said Ford Motors’ recent layoffs of hundreds of workers announced Thursday had a major impact on those responsible for building the electric Ford F-150 Lightning.
“They laid everyone off until next year. Those people are on holidays, Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year’s, they don’t work,” he said. “We don’t know when they’ll be back, but not 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 January 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 amid 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 — with voters in the battleground state heavily debating government support for EVs.
Both Trump and Harris have turned to Michigan, with opposing campaigns investing time and money in the military zone.
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In July, the United Auto Workers (UAW) the union’s 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 of the announcement. “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 grille 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, with the outcome expected to be decided by narrow margins in battleground states like Michigan.
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