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🇺🇸🚘 THREAD: Lifelong Democrat Autoworker Flips for Trump After New Tax Break on American-Made Cars 🚘🇺🇸

Another working-class win for the blue-collar billionaire — and a devastating blow to Democrats' former working class base.

Here’s what happened 🧵👇 Image
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2/ President Trump just unveiled a huge benefit in the “Big, Beautiful Bill”:

✅ Tax-deductible auto loan interest
✅ Only for cars built in the USA

And standing right behind him at the White House was a lifelong Democrat autoworker who just flipped red 🔴
3/ Meet James Benson.

▪️ 3rd-generation Ford autoworker
▪️ 26 years on the line in Belleville, Michigan
▪️ Lifelong Democrat… until Trump

Why’d he switch?

Trump’s tax reforms helped him — and now the new auto loan deduction seals the deal. Image
4/ Trump didn’t just talk policy — he pointed at Benson and said:

“We’re going to keep those Michigan auto factories roaring.”

Then he added the kicker:

“If your car was made somewhere else, we don’t care.”

This is America First in action. Image
5/ Here’s what the auto loan deduction does:

🚗 Deduct up to $10,000 in interest from your car loan
🇺🇸 But only if your car was built in the United States
💵 Phases out after $100K income
📅 Runs 2025–2028 under the Big Beautiful BillImage
6/ The rule is simple:

If it’s built in America, it’s deductible.
If it’s made in China or Mexico? No benefit.

This is smart policy:
▪️ Supports U.S. manufacturing
▪️ Cuts taxes for working families
▪️ Rewards patriotic consumers Image
7/ For decades, Democrats claimed to stand with union workers — but sold them out to globalism.

NAFTA, China MFN status, and the Paris Accord all gutted middle-class jobs.

Trump tore up that playbook. He’s delivering real gains — and working-class voters are noticing. Image
8/ This is part of Trump’s larger strategy:

✅ Tax cuts for U.S.-made goods
✅ Border security to protect wages
✅ Tariffs to re-shore jobs
✅ Energy dominance to power industry and export more
✅ And now — a financial edge for buying American

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9/ Democrats mocked Trump's plan.

But guess what?

It’s flipping union households.

It’s putting Democrats on defense in places like Michigan, Ohio, and Pennsylvania.

This isn’t just policy. It’s a political realignment.

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The “Big, Beautiful Bill” is packed with working-class wins:

✅ No tax on tips
✅ Tax-free overtime
✅ Expanded child credit
✅ Bigger deductions for seniors
✅ And now — a $10,000 break for Made-in-America wheels

The elites hate it. Working Americans love it. Image
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It ended:
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Slavery.
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