Trump, Obama Clash Over $4 Billion Audi Plant as Midterm Fight Turns on Tariffs and Tone
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Updated · WBAL TV Baltimore · Oct 25
Trump, Obama Clash Over $4 Billion Audi Plant as Midterm Fight Turns on Tariffs and Tone
3 articles · Updated · WBAL TV Baltimore · Oct 25
Summary
Trump and Obama spent Saturday in battleground states delivering sharply different closing arguments on the economy and political discourse ahead of midterm races that will help decide control of Congress.
A $4 billion Audi plant announced in Georgia gave Trump fresh ammunition for his claim that tariffs have "made us rich," with the investment expected to create about 4,500 jobs.
Obama, campaigning in Ohio and Michigan, argued Trump's tariffs have raised consumer costs and hurt border-state economies tied to trade with Canada.
Ohio's governor race sharpened the split over campaign conduct after Obama condemned a Republican ad using Democrat Amy Acton's estranged mother, while Trump defended it after voting early in Florida.
Michigan's tight Senate race added a broader test of whether attacks on Democrat Abdul El-Sayed's name and background still resonate, with Obama casting them as a replay of tactics once used against him.