Intro 40'S INTO THURSDAY MORNING BUT WE'RE STILL WARMING THINGS UP >> A BUSY DAY ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL MICHIGAN DEMOCRATS TALKING UNIONS IN GRAND RAPIDS TODAY WHILE REPUBLICAN US SENATE CANDIDATE MIKE ROGERS Mike Rogers WAS IN BIG RAPIDS PUSHING BACK ON A CONTROVERSIAL ELECTRIC VEHICLE BATTERY PLANT OCEAN IS A CHINA-BASED MANUFACTURER AND IS MOVING FORWARD WITH ITS PLANS TO BUILD A NEW EV FACILITY AND THE COSTA COUNTY DESPITE PUSHBACK FROM MANY IN THE COMMUNITY WHO BELIEVE IT COULD BE A THREAT TO NATIONAL SECURITY AND THE ENVIRONMENT THE PROJECT HAS THE BACKING OF STATE OFFICIALS INCLUDING GOVERNOR WHITMER BUT ROGERS HELD NO GOTION RALLY TODAY CLAIMING DEMOCRATS ARE LYING ABOUT THE BENEFITS AND BOOSTING EV PRODUCTION WILL ONLY TAKE JOBS IN THE LONG RUN >> NEVER SEEN SOMETHING THIS DIVIDE THE COMMUNITY LIKE THIS IN A WAY THAT IT'S NOT GOOD FOR AMERICA IN SO MANY WAYS THIS IS ARKANSAS WASHINGTON, WISH WELL >> WE ARE NOT GOING CHINESE COMPANY WHICH IT TRUST TAKING AMERICAN >> ROGERS IS ENDORSED BY REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL Donald Trump NOMINEE AND FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP AND TRUMP WANTS TO MAKE SURE HIS THOUGHTS ON GOTION ARE KNOWN HE POSTED THIS TRUTH SOCIAL SAYING THAT RECENTLY GOTION CLAIMED HE SUPPORTED THE PLANNED FACILITY BUT HE SAYS THAT'S NOT TRUE AND THAT THE PLANT WOULD BE VERY BAD FOR THE STATE AND OUR COUNTRY AND WOULD