Biden to join striking auto workers on picket line in move White House calls 'historic'
"This is going to be a historic visit," White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said as she previewed Biden's trip to join the UAW picket line. President Joe Biden will join the United Auto Workers picket line Tuesday in his strongest show of support yet for union members striking against General Motors, Ford and Stellantis. Biden announced Friday on X that he would travel to Wayne County, Michigan, "to join the picket line and stand in solidarity with the men and women of UAW as they fight for a fair share of the value they helped create." It's a move some experts are calling apparently unprecedented in modern political History , something the White House has been quick to tout. "He supports the UAW workers and tomorrow what you're going to see is historic ," White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters Monday, although she declined to give further details on where exactly Biden will be, exactly what he'll do an...