Former President Donald Trump made headlines yesterday with a visit to the General Motors (GM) Milford Proving Ground, a testing facility located near Detroit. In a move that has sparked controversy, Trump, the first sitting president to ever visit the facility, used the occasion to tout recent investments by GM as proof that tariffs are effective in boosting domestic industries. However, his comments were not without criticism, as he also took aim at Shawn Fain, the current president of the United Auto Workers (UAW) union. Fain has been a vocal critic of the Biden administration's economic policies, and Trump's remarks are likely to further inflame tensions between the former president and the UAW leadership.
Donald Trump, the first sitting president to visit GM's Milford Proving Ground near Detroit, touted recent automaker investments as evidence that tariffs work and criticized UAW chief Shawn Fain for ...
