The Trump campaign is running ads in Michigan that warn autoworkers: "Kamala Harris wants to end all gas-powered cars." Third-party groups such as Driving Force Action are also airing ads in the Great Lake State and other Rust Belt battlegrounds that hammer Kamala and the Democrats for their record.
These ads aren't based on fake news; they rely on what Kamala has actually supported and testimonials from those whose livelihoods could be destroyed by a ban on gas-powered cars.
Politico recently tried to argue that the Trump campaign ad is "False" with some of the flimsiest reasoning imaginable: The attack line is a distortion of two policies Vice President and President Joe Biden have pursued: stricter tailpipe pollution standards for newly built cars along with hefty subsidies to produce the new generation of electric vehicles in the U.S. - along with Harris' now-disavowed support for legislation phasing out gas-powered cars.
The problem with this "Fact check" is that both policies, especially Kamala's support for phasing out gas-powered cars, validate Trump's claims.
The news outlet insists that Biden's policies don't quite ban gas-powered cars and fully accepts Kamala's flip-flop on the issue as a genuine change of heart.
Kamala is not the only Democrat running away from policies that would cripple America's car market.
Slotkin, like Kamala, has supported efforts to restrict gas-powered cars and force Americans to go electric.
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