Michigan auto worker, councilman to attend ‘Liberation Day’ at White House

The town councilor of St. Clair Shores, Chris Vitale, is one in every of a gaggle of automotive workers who right this moment attends President Trump’s announcement within the White Home.

Vitale, who retired after a 30-year profession in December from Stellantis, mentioned this morning that he’s in Washington DC and attends the announcement of 16.00 within the White Home Rose Backyard along with round 20 different automotive workers in Detroit space.

“It’s a distinctive alternative,” mentioned Vitale, a member of automotive workers for Trump and in favor of charges to strengthen the US financial system. “They have been searching for a couple of automotive individuals to indicate assist, and I used to be chosen to be one in every of them.”

Vitale mentioned that he’s a powerful supporter of Trump’s plans to extend charges and campaigned prior to now. He believes in the long run that they’ll profit the USA.

“My feeling is that the remainder of the world panics as a result of they’ve achieved them with us within the final 60 years,” he mentioned. “I’d say that in a yr any further that lots of them will most likely not even be in place, as a result of the concept is to permit these overseas governments to drop their charges on American merchandise, to play the taking part in discipline like that, so is one thing I’ve argued for since 2008.

He talked about the a part of the destructive response to charges “Hair Lighting on fireplace … Nothing greater than drama” as a result of most merchandise from Canada and Mexico will initially be exempt as a part of the settlement between the US and Canada-Mexico. He talked about these reactions ‘shock tales’.

He mentioned the reason to assist the charges is advanced.

“What Trump does is basically the fitting step,” he mentioned.

Vitale pays for his journey, “alone dime,” he mentioned.

Vitale, who mentioned he’s a member of the UAW, mentioned he was engaged on testing prototype drivers, the final 10 years of his profession within the Tech Heart in Auburn Hills, and beforehand labored at different services for Fiat Chrysler Vehicles and Chrysler.

He was elected within the metropolis council in November 2011 and was final re -elected in November 2023.

Initially revealed: April 2, 2025 at 11:55 am Edt