President Donald Trump enacted a new law that strikes down California’s effort to eliminate sales of new gasoline-powered cars by the year 2035.
The bill was officially signed by Trump on Thursday in the White House’s East Room during a formal ceremony.
“I want to thank everybody for being here. We officially rescue the U.S. auto industry from destruction by terminating the California electric vehicle mandate once and for all,” Trump declared to a round of applause as he finalized the legislation.
Trump criticized the previous policy, noting its national ripple effects: “They’d pass these crazy rules in California, and…17 states would go by ’em, and the automakers didn’t know what to do, because they’re really building cars for two countries,” he said.
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