Former President Donald Trump addressed the electric vehicle industry Sunday during a pit stop in America’s auto manufacturing capital, warning that the regulatory push for EVs will kill Michigan jobs. 

While speaking to Republicans in Oakland County, Trump blasted President Joe Biden for his “environmental extremism” that is placing “ridiculous regulations” on the EV industry, The Hill reported. 

“Driven by his ridiculous regulations, electric cars will kill more than half of U.S. auto jobs and decimate the suppliers that they decimated already — decimate the suppliers and it’s going to decimate your jobs and it’s going to decimate more than anybody else, the state of Michigan,” Trump said. “It’s is going to be decimation it’s going to be at a level that that people can’t even imagine.”

“The state of Michigan is going to be decimation,” he added. “It’s going to be at a level that people can’t even imagine.”

The Biden administration wants to electrify 67% of all commercial passenger vehicles sold in the U.S. by 2032. The White House released a fact sheet announcing investments for the car industry, intending to boost EV purchases to make up half of all new vehicle sales by 2030. As part of Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act, which seeks “to bring a clean, safe, affordable, and reliable transportation future to Americans,” certain buyers receive tax credits for purchasing new and used EVs.

The Michigan economy is fueled by the auto industry, which makes up more than 175,000 jobs in the state. Ford and GM, both Michigan-based automakers, have moved toward EV manufacturing with encouragement from the White House. Reports last week indicated that Ford is poised to receive the largest government check for an automaker since the 2009 bailouts thanks to a $9.2 billion loan intended to help construct three electric vehicle battery plants in Kentucky and Tennessee. 

Earlier this year, Michigan lawmakers cleared a deal for the state to partially fund the construction of an EV battery plant factory with ties to the Chinese Communist Party. 

In his speech, Trump touted the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, a deal he signed as president, saying that it focused on ensuring “more cars are made in American factories by American workers.” The former president then told the crowd gathered in Michigan that Democrats led by Biden “want every car to be all electric.” 

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“Except you don’t make all electric cars too much,” Trump said. “You know who does — China.”

Trump won Michigan in 2016 on his way to the White House but then lost the state to Biden in 2020. The former president continues to lead 2024 Republican presidential primary polls even after federal indictments in two separate cases landed him in court in Manhattan and Miami. In April, Trump pleaded not guilty to falsifying business records related to alleged hush money payments he made to porn star Stormy Daniels, and earlier this month, he pleaded not guilty to federal charges in his handling of classified documents. 

A growing number of voters are increasingly anxious about President Joe Biden‘s fitness to serve as commander in chief as he seeks a second term, a new poll shows.

More than two-thirds of registered voters — 68% — said they have moderate to major concerns about Biden “not having the necessary mental and physical health” to be president, according to the latest national survey conducted for NBC News. That marks a 17-point increase from when voters were asked the question in October 2020.

The new poll shows 32% of voters said they have little to no real concerns, which is a drop from the 48% of voters who responded similarly in October 2020, roughly a month before the November presidential election that year.

NBC poll: A majority of Americans says Joe Biden 'not having the necessary mental and physical health to be president' is a 'major concern.' https://t.co/67kQIPKn6C pic.twitter.com/r5LZM53hhL

— Byron York (@ByronYork) June 25, 2023

Already the oldest person to be president at 80, Biden would be 86 at the end of a second term. His tendency to lose his train of thought while speaking and moments caught on camera where he has tripped or fallen over have spurred concerns about his ability to lead effectively.

Biden said in April that his age does not “register” with him. “I respect them taking a hard look at it — I’d take a hard look at it, as well. I took a hard look at it before I decided to run, and I feel good. I feel excited about the prospects,” Biden added.

Voters were asked the same question about former President Donald Trump, who is 77, is again running for the White House, and generally leads 2024 GOP primary polls. Fifty-five percent of registered voters said they had moderate to major concerns about Trump not having the needed mental and physical health to serve as president (up from 51% in October 2020), while 44% went with minor or no real concerns (down from 49%).

This new poll also asked voters about their level of concern with either Biden or Trump being re-elected and serving another four years in office. Sixty percent said they had moderate to major concerns about Biden while 58% said the same of Trump; 40% said they had minor to no concerns about Biden and 42% were similarly unbothered about Trump.

A hypothetical general election rematch showed Biden ahead with 49% support over Trump’s 45%. The survey also looked at a match-up between Biden and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, showing a 47%-47% tie in the general election.

Republican pollster Bill McInturff of Public Opinion Strategies and Democratic pollster Jeff Horwitt of Hart Research Associates conducted the poll among 1,000 registered voters from June 16 to June 20, mostly by phone. The pollsters said their survey has a margin of error of plus-or-minus 3.10 percentage points for registered voters and plus-or-minus 4.38 percentage points for Republican primary voters.