# Audi CEO faces backlash after joining Trump at midterm campaign rally

https://mins.news/en/video/116250

- Reuters, 2026-10-26 17:11 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I91G1xxWs2M

> Audi is facing political backlash in Germany after CEO Gernot Doellner appeared with President Trump at a campaign rally to announce a $4 billion U.S. factory. The move comes as German jobs face pressure from plant closures and political-neutrality rules are compromised.

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