Canada watching nervously as Biden, Trump do battle in Michigan over EV strategy

WASHINGTON — Joe Biden is making history today as the first modern U.S. president to visit a picket line — a big-stakes play for blue-collar votes with implications for Canada. 

Biden, an avowedly pro-union president, is in Michigan to commiserate with striking members of the United Auto Workers. 

But it’s not just about supporting union workers — the visit is also about defending his all-in strategy on making electric vehicles a cornerstone of U.S. manufacturing. 

Donald Trump, Biden’s presumptive Republican rival, will be in the state Wednesday to attack that strategy as a looming catastrophe for the auto industry.