Former President Donald Trump recently vowed to introduce tough tariffs on countries like China if he is elected president to “bring the automobile industry back” to the U.S.
It has been noted in a post on Truth Social, that the former president and frontrunner in the 2024 GOP primary contest announced his plans to boost the automobile industry while hitting out at Shawn Fain, president of the United Auto Workers union which has recently endorsed Joe Biden.
Trump stated that he watched Fain’s appearance on CBS’ Face the Nation on Sunday—during which the union leader took several swipes at the Republican while explaining why he is backing Biden for re-election—and accused Fain of selling the U.S. automobile industry “right into the big, powerful, hands of China,” including pushing for an increase in building of electric vehicles.
Trump has stated that if he re-enters the White House following November’s election, he would introduce tariffs that would require China and other foreign countries to have plants to build vehicles in the U.S.
This follows reports that Trump is weighing up the possibility of imposing a 60 percent tariff on all Chinese imports, a move which economists have described as potentially “immensely damaging” and which could trigger a trade war.
Trump wrote the following on social media:
“I had the great privilege of watching Shawn Fain, the President of the United Auto Workers, this morning on DeFace the Nation. He is a real “STIFF” who is selling the Automobile Industry right into the big, powerful, hands of China. 55% of the industry has already left the U.S., and the rest will soon be following if I am not elected President. He bought into Biden’s “vision” of all Electric Vehicles, which require far fewer workers to make each car but, more importantly, are not wanted in large numbers by the consumer, and will ALL be made in China. I want them to be made in the USA, every type of car, and would require China, and other countries, through TARIFFS, or otherwise, to build plants here, with our workers. Now they are building in Mexico, the biggest plants anywhere, and selling their cars, Tariff Free, into the good ol’ USA. Shawn Fain doesn’t understand this or have a clue. Get rid of this dope & vote for DJT. I will bring the Automobile Industry back to our Country.”
