WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump, who excoriated General Motors Co on Friday and invoked emergency powers to compel the production of badly needed ventilators to tackle the coronavirus pandemic, has abruptly shifted gears to praise the automaker.
U.S. President Donald Trump listens during a meeting with supply chain distributors in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, U.S., March 29, 2020. REUTERS/Al Drago
“General Motors is doing a fantastic job. I don’t think we need to worry about General Motors,” Trump said Sunday, speaking highly of the company in two appearances.
“They really seem to be working very, very hard. I think I’m getting very good reports about General Motors.”
Trump, who has been on the defensive for not moving faster to compel the production of medical equipment, invoked the Defense Production Act (DPA) for the first time on Friday, saying GM was wasting time in negotiations. GM had announced earlier on Friday,