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Allies of former President Donald Trump in Michigan railed against Vice President Kamala Harris on the issue of auto manufacturing ahead of the Democratic presidential nominee’s Labor Day visit to Detroit, where she’ll greet union members and national and local leaders.

McClain, who represents the northern part of the metro Detroit area, as well as Rep. John James, who represents a neighboring district, both argued that Biden-Harris administration policies meant to increase the producing of electric vehicles in the US are unrealistic.

James called EV mandates “detached from reality,” arguing that the country isn’t ready for an influx of electric vehicles from a critical infrastructure, charging infrastructure or affordability perspective. “No one is against EVs themselves, but this is not a well thought out plan,” he said.

On Thursday, Trump said during an economic messaging event at a steel distributor in Potterville, Michigan that he is a “big fan of electric cars,” but said he thinks they’re “limited” in functionality and expensive to make in the US.

He accused Harris and Democrats of wanting “immediately all electric cars,” adding, “we don’t have enough electricity to supply ourselves.”

The Harris campaign distributed a fact check earlier last week that pushed back on previous claims by Trump and his running mate, Sen. JD Vance, including that Harris supported a “mandate” for all electric vehicles, saying instead, the administration’s goal is to have EVs comprise half of all new vehicle sales by 2030.