Former President Donald Trump skipped the first Republican Party debate due to not wanting to sign a pledge to support whoever the eventual nominee is going to be — truthfully, it’s probably going to be him anyway — and he isn’t going to be present for the second one either, opting instead to deliver a speech to striking auto workers in Detroit that is being held on the same night.
I mean, some might think this is a foolish move and that he should be sharing his platform with the American people and how it measures up against what other Republicans are proposing, but to be honest, I don’t think that’s necessary. The platform he’s running on for 2024 isn’t that much different from the one he implemented while in office. We kind of already know where he stands on the issues and what he’s planning to do in order to make America great again.
Besides, why would he want to participate in an event in California where he knows the folks moderating the event are going to be gunning for him? It’s like literally walking behind enemy lines and allowing them to shoot you.
Plus, what’s made Trump so appealing to many American voters is the connection he has with the common man. Speaking with striking auto workers is a brilliant way to build on that connection and reputation, showing solidarity with average people, the ones who will play the biggest role in electing the next commander-in-chief. Very wise move.
While other candidates are playing politics, he’ll be establishing a real relationship with voters, proving once again there’s a huge difference between him and other candidates.
Here’s more from the Daily Wire:
The itinerary, which Trump’s 2024 campaign confirmed to CBS News and CNBC, means the GOP frontrunner is choosing to miss debating his Republican rivals for a second time. Trump eschewed last month’s Fox News debate in favor of appearing in an interview with former Fox News host Tucker Carlson.
Though the exact time and place for Trump’s speech was not immediately clear, he reportedly hopes to address hundreds of current and former union members from the auto industry and beyond. News of Trump’s intended speech came a couple of days after the United Auto Workers labor union announced a strike againstFord, General Motors, and Stellantis with demands over wages and “economic and social justice.”
When Trump was asked which side of the standoff in the auto industry he was on during an interview on “Meet the Press,” he replied, “I’m on the side of making our country great. … The auto workers are being sold down the river by their leadership, and their leadership should endorse Trump.”
The president of the United Auto Workers, Shawn Fain, has not yet endorsed President Joe Biden, but he does not appear to be a big fan of Donald Trump either.
“Every fiber of our union is being poured into fighting the billionaire class and an economy that enriches people like Donald Trump at the expense of workers,” Fain went on to say in a statement. “We can’t keep electing billionaires and millionaires that don’t have any understanding what it is like to live paycheck to paycheck and struggle to get by and expecting them to solve the problems of the working class.”
The second GOP debate is scheduled for Sept. 27 and will be held at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library located in Simi Valley, California.
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