Trump to tout economic plan after union rights row

Trump has been on the defensive in recent days, following weeks of growing momentum for the newly minted Democratic ticket after President Joe Biden stepped aside as candidate.

Reports suggest the Trump campaign is trying to get their candidate back on message after several events in which the former real estate mogul has been less focused on policy – and as support for his new opponent Vice-President Kamala Harris is growing.

A new survey from the Cook Political Report shows Ms Harris erasing Trump’s polling leads in multiple swing states. According to the publication, she polls ahead of the former president in Arizona, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. The pair are tied in Georgia, according to the poll released Wednesday.

The hours-long live-streamed conversation between Trump and Mr Musk featured a wide array of topics, including the attempted assassination attempt against the former president, government regulations and worker strikes.

Trump praised Mr Musk for firing workers who went on strike

Trump said that if workers strike, “you say ‘that’s okay, you’re all gone. You’re all gone.’ So everyone is gone.”

But federal law says companies cannot fire striking employees.

On Tuesday, the UAW filed Unfair Labor Practices charges with the National Labor Relations Board.

“When we say Donald Trump is a scab, this is what we mean. When we say Trump stands against everything our union stands for, this is what we mean,” UAW President Shawn Fain said in a statement.

President of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters Sean O’Brien echoed those sentiments.

“Firing workers for organizing, striking, and exercising their rights as Americans is economic terrorism,” O’Brien said on Tuesday.

But before his comments with Mr Musk, the former president had expressed some labour-friendly remarks.

Mr O’Brien spoke at last month’s Republican National Convention, calling Mr Trump “one tough SOB”.