Politics
Trump Chides ‘Foolish’ Car Executives After Easing Mileage Rules
- Administration scales back Obama-era efficiency targets
- Controversial plan is key piece of Trump’s deregulation agenda
Photographer: Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg
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President Donald Trump attacked automakers for the second time in a matter of days, chiding their “foolish executives” as his administration completed the final step of a three-year quest to dismantle Obama-era fuel efficiency rules.
Days after demanding that General Motors Co. and Ford Motor Co. make ventilators, Trump claimed that unidentified company leaders were being “politically correct” by not endorsing his efforts to ease gas mileage and emissions regulations for automobiles, a move that has enraged environmentalists and sparked courtroom battles.