Emerging from behind a tractor and under the watchful eyes of two large Friesian horses, GOP presidential hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy dove into a conversation that has divided a community and turned neighbors against each other.
At a Wednesday evening rally near Big Rapids, Ramaswamy joined local activists in decrying the forthcoming construction of the Gotion battery manufacturing plant in Green Township that’s been opposed by many Michigan Republicans. The event took place at Brock’s Majestic Friesians, a horse farm that neighbors the proposed development.
Ramaswamy centered his speech around protecting the U.S. economy from any infiltration by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
“Over my dead body will that come here to the United States of America,” Ramaswamy said. “We will not let our children become Chinese serfs.”
Lori Brock, the farm’s owner, has become an outspoken critic of the plant, citing concerns about Chinese communist influence over Gotion and its parent company. She said she was “beyond thrilled” to have Ramaswamy visit and speak in support of the cause to which she’s dedicated the last several months of her life.
“The Gotion project not only threatens our environment, but the company’s direct ties to the Chinese Communist Party are a national security threat to our very freedoms, and we all need to protect those,” Brock said. “This is why you see all the signs in our area that say “choose freedom,” because that is really the choice that we’re facing.”
The Gotion project, which received support from Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and members of the Democratic legislative majority in the state, is slated to cost around $2.36 billion and would create 2,000 jobs paying more than $60,000 in individual salaries, according to the…
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