Ex-president says members of United Auto Workers, which endorsed Harris, will vote for him despite Shawn Fain

The United Auto Workers’ decision to endorse Kamala Harris’ presidential run has apparently gotten under the skin of Donald Trump, who has responded by insulting the union’s leader as “a stupid person”.

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Trump’s remarks allude to the harsh 100% tariff he has proposed on imported cars. Economists have warned that such a tariff would raise product costs for Americans, but Trump has insisted on it, saying it reflects how he would prioritize the auto industry if returned to White House in November’s election.

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Fain and the UAW – one of the US’s largest and most diverse labor unions – nonetheless gave their coveted endorsement to the vice-president, saying in a statement that Harris had a “proven track record of delivering for the working class”.

    • solsangraal@lemmy.zipEnglish
      1041·
      3 months ago

      “senile” might just be the kindest word anyone could use to describe trump…

      • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
        731·
        3 months ago

        You would have thought “weird” was the kindest, but it’s really getting under the skin of the MAGA crowd.

          • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
            12·
            3 months ago

            It’s just funny that Biden tried everything from ‘convicted felon’ to ‘crazy guy’ and his surrogates added things like ‘rapist’ and ‘dictator’ and such and none of it got under their skin.

            But ‘weird?’ That’s a bridge too far!

        • CobblerScholar@lemmy.world
          91·
          3 months ago

          Saw on good point on here the other day. It gets under their skin so bad to be called weird because they know they are and their entire platform rests on convincing you that they aren’t

        • frezik@midwest.social
          6·
          3 months ago

          Might be why it took so long to find messaging that hit. “Fascist”? They shrug it off and call you the real fascist for calling them fascist. “Deplorable”? Too mean; Democrats aren’t allowed to be mean, and women definitely aren’t.

          “Weird” is what threads the needle. Who would have guessed that even weeks ago, much less in 2016?

        • Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world
          71·
          3 months ago

          Because they’re fascists.

          To a fascist, weird = not normal = one of the OTHERS = an evil and dangerous abomination that must be eliminated one way or the other for the good of the Reich.

        • ramble81@lemm.ee
          51·
          3 months ago

          It’s also a simple word that they all know. You could try to analyze them and talk about their sociopathic tendencies and it’ll fly over their head. Call them “weird” though and they know that word very well.

        • MataVatnik@lemmy.world
          4·
          3 months ago

          Because their entire political platform is about superficial attacks on others while painting themselves as the cool normal people. Their entire existence hinges that they are normal relateble people, when you call them weird it means that they are in the same class that they’re attacking. It’s like those superficial bullies from high-school who in reality are tremendously insecure.

  • DBT@lemmy.world
    101·
    3 months ago

    All this guy knows how to do is call people names. And he’s not even good at it.

  • kent_eh@lemmy.caEnglish
    441·
    3 months ago

    Donald Trump, who has responded by insulting the union’s leader as “a stupid person”.

    Coming from Trump, I’d take that as a badge of honor.

  • cybervseas@lemmy.worldEnglish
    25·
    3 months ago

    Somehow I don’t think Shawn Fain is bothered by what TFG calls him. No doubt he’s been called and threatened with worse. ✊

  • pyre@lemmy.world
    111·
    3 months ago

    was “poopoo head” taken? i guess that’s what happens when you regress with age. brain broken bitch boy can’t even come up with insults.