The U.S. auto industry is "being assassinated" by President Joe Biden, former President Donald Trump told Michigan's blue-collar workers and United Auto Workers union members in a stump speech Wednesday night.
"You know we're competing with the job candidates," Trump joked. "They don't have a crowd like we have." "Joe Biden only cares about enriching his own family," Trump said. "I care about enriching your family. That's why I did this. I'm working for you — not for me, that is for sure. And I always will. I will always have your back. I promise you that I will always have your back."
"After eight long years of [Barack] Obama and Biden, you finally got a president who stood up to the people that hate you," Trump continued. "They hate you — or they maybe hate our country. But I stood up for you. I stood up for the autoworkers and stood up for the great state of Michigan, like nobody's ever stood up before."