Walz expected to hit Trump over Detroit jab in remarks today

 Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is expected to sharply criticize former President Donald Trump for his swipe at the city of Detroit while speaking in Michigan on Thursday and for not committing to preserving federal funding for a Michigan automobile manufacturing plant during his speech in Warren, Michigan on Friday, a senior campaign official told CNN.

Walz is expected to slam Trump after the Republican presidential nominee after he warned during remarks at the Detroit Economic Club on Thursday that “our whole country will end up being like Detroit” and “you’re going to have a mess on your hands” if Vice President Kamala Harris is elected. Walz is expected to say of Trump and his Republican allies, “all these guys know about manufacturing is how to manufacture bullshit,” the official said.

“Maybe if he ever spent any time in the Midwest, he’d know Detroit is experiencing a great American comeback. Crime is down. The city is growing. Factories are opening again. But all these guys know about manufacturing is how to manufacture bullshit,” Walz is expected to say.

The official said Walz will also push back on attacks lobbed by Trump and other Republicans that Harris is pushing for mandates to produce and purchase electric vehicles, insisting Americans will have “choice” on which cars to drive while continuing to call for investments in electric vehicle manufacturing “so our auto industry can stay competitive.”

“Some of these plants will produce electric vehicles. And I know some folks here might be a little skeptical of that. Here’s my take on this: People are looking for choices — and we need to make those choices more affordable. Nobody’s mandating anything. If you want to drive a ‘79 International Harvester Scout like I do, knock yourself out,” Walz is expected to say.