The United Auto Workers union has announced that it will file federal labor charges against former President Donald Trump and tech billionaire Elon Musk for their “illegal attempts to threaten and intimidate workers” who go on strike.
The news of the union’s intent to file labor charges against Trump and Musk was shared on Tuesday in a press release from the UAW.
The charges stem from comments made during the interview Musk had with Trump on X on Monday evening.
At one point during the sit-down, Trump praised Musk for firing workers who went on strike at one of his companies.
“I mean, I look at what you do,” Trump told Musk. “You walk in, you say, ‘You want to quit?’ They go on strike, I won’t mention the name of the company, but they go on strike, and you say, ‘That’s OK, you’re all gone. You’re all gone. So, every one of you is gone.’”
The remarks from Trump …