Ford said this week that it will make significant cuts to the number of employees who produce its touted F-150 Lightning truck as demand for electric vehicles continues to plummet. Bloomberg News reported that 1‚400 employees will be cut from production at the Rouge Electric Vehicle Center‚ which is cutting all the way back to having a single shift. Ford planned to produce around 3‚200 F-150 Lightnings per week in 2024 at the Rouge Electric Vehicle Center in Dearborn‚ Michigan‚ which assembles all of the electric pickup trucks produced by Ford. Ford announced last month that it was cutting its production of the trucks in half‚ all the way down to 1‚600 per week. Ford has slashed $12 billion in EV investments as it struggles to sell its all-electric vehicles to consumers who have numerous concerns about transitioning from gas to electric‚ especially as retail prices for most EVs remain high. Bloomberg News noted that the demand for gas vehicles remained so strong that the automaker was hiring approximately 900 new employees and transferring 700 employees who are being pulled off the F-150 Lightning to its Michigan Assembly plant to create a third shift of workers. CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP The news comes after Hertz‚ one of the largest rental car companies in the U.S.‚ announced last week that it was dumping tens of thousands of electric vehicles from its fleet‚ citing low demand and high repair costs. “The dramatic about-face‚ after Hertz announced plans in 2021 to buy 100‚000 Tesla Inc. vehicles‚ underscores the waning demand for all-electric cars in the US‚” Bloomberg News reported. “EV sales growth slowed sharply over the course of 2023‚ rising just 1.3% in the final quarter as consumers were put off by high costs and interest rates.” U.S. consumers have had serious concerns about the electric vehicle market ranging from the price of the vehicles and the serious lack of charging stations throughout the U.S. to electric vehicles experiencing dramatic losses in their driving range during weather conditions that feature extreme cold or heat. “The elevated costs associated with EVs persisted‚” Hertz Chief Executive Officer Stephen Scherr said. “Efforts to wrestle it down proved to be more challenging.” The company hopes that its decision to sell off 20‚000+ electric vehicles better balances “supply against expected demand of EVs‚” it said in a regulatory filing. Morgan Stanley analysts said told Reuters that Hertz’s move should be a warning to the entire auto industry about the reality of the electric vehicle market‚ that they are not that popular and expectations for their growth need to be significantly reduced. The news comes after nearly 4‚000 auto dealers across the U.S. said in a letter to President Joe Biden late last year that his push to make two out of every three new cars sold by 2032 electric was highly unrealistic. While there were good options for people wishing to buy electric vehicles‚ “the reality‚ however‚ is that electric vehicle demand today is not keeping up with the large influx of BEVs [Battery Electric Vehicle] arriving at our dealerships prompted by the current regulations. BEVs are stacking up on our lots.” The dealerships said they’ve seen a drastic shift in demand for electric vehicles in just the last year and that they are arriving on their lots faster than they can be sold despite “deep price cuts‚ manufacturer incentives‚ and generous government incentives‚” the letter said. “Mr. President‚ no government agency‚ no think tank‚ and no polling firm knows more about the automobile customer than us‚” it continued. “Some customers are in the market for electric vehicles‚ and we are thrilled to sell them. But the majority of customers are simply not ready to make the change.” Zach Jewell contributed to this report.

Law enforcement officials in Florida will not charge former state Republican Party chairman Christian Ziegler with rape after conducting a months-long investigation. Florida Republicans stripped Ziegler of his authority and reduced his salary to $1 last month after he refused to resign following accusations that he raped a woman last October. In an emergency vote earlier this month‚ they voted 199-3 to oust him‚ which comes after Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and other top Florida Republican officials had called on him to resign. The Sarasota Police Department said that after an extensive investigation‚ they concluded that the sexual encounter “was likely consensual.” “Therefore‚ detectives were unable to develop probable cause to charge Ziegler with Sexual Battery‚” police said on Friday. However‚ police said that they are seeking a felony charge for Video Voyeurism against Ziegler “after conducting an additional follow-up interview with the victim and after showing the victim the video recording of the sex act” in which the victim “advised Sarasota Police detectives that she was unaware and did not consent to being video recorded.” Police said that they prepared a probable cause affidavit for Video Voyeurism and forwarded it to the State Attorney’s Office for further review. Police said that Ziegler has cooperated with law enforcement throughout the investigation. CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP Ziegler attorney Derek Byrd said in a statement that “since day one‚ we have been confident Mr. Ziegler would be exonerated from these baseless allegations.” “He has been completely honest‚ forthright‚ and has been fully cooperative with law enforcement at every stage of this investigation‚” Byrd said. “While we are disappointed that the Sarasota Police Department ‘punted’ the decision on the remaining portion of the case to the State Attorney’s office‚ we strongly believe that the State Attorney will not prosecute Mr. Ziegler for any crime.”

Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) endorsed former President Donald Trump on the campaign trail Friday night in New Hampshire ahead of the primary in the state next week. “We need a president who will close our southern border today‚” Scott told the crowd. “We need Donald Trump. We need a president who will unite our country. We need Donald Trump. We need a president who will protect your Social Security and my mama’s Social Security. We need Donald Trump‚ who will stop the crime and recklessness in the streets. We need a president who will restore law and order. We need a president who will lower taxes and not raise our taxes.” “We need a president who understands the American people are sick and tired of being sick and tired‚” he continued. “We need a president our foreign adversaries are afraid of and our allies respect. We need a president who doesn’t see black or white.” #LIVE | Senator Tim Scott rallies his support for Donald Trump in Concord‚ New Hampshire. pic.twitter.com/16ev0H9j2T — VOZ (@Voz_US) January 20‚ 2024 Scott’s endorsement of Trump comes about two months after he end his own presidential campaign‚ during which he made the pitch that he would be able to bring the country together and contrasted that with frontrunner Trump‚ who he suggested would not be able to win over states like Georgia and Pennsylvania. But after failing to gain enough traction in the polls‚ the senator suspended his campaign in mid-November. Scott has been among the list of names that some have speculated might be on Trump’s shortlist as a vice presidential pick. CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP The senator’s endorsement of Trump has been perceived as a snub to presidential candidate Nikki Haley‚ the former governor of South Carolina‚ who appointed him to the U.S. Senate in 2013 to fill a vacancy. New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu‚ who endorsed Haley ahead of his state’s primary‚ downplayed the importance of Scott’s endorsement‚ saying‚ “If anyone cared about Tim Scott‚ he’d still be running for president. Nobody cares.” Haley’s campaign has also dismissed the endorsement‚ a spokesperson portraying it as Trump joining with “Washington insiders.” The latest polling from New Hampshire shows Haley running second to Trump in the state but performing far better than she did in Iowa‚ where she finished third‚ two points behind Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. Trump won Iowa by 30 points‚ garnering 51% of the vote. The most recent poll out of New Hampshire shows Trump holding about a 17-point lead over Haley.

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) slammed the Biden family after the U.S. Department of Justice confirmed this week that the laptop connected to President Joe Biden’s son‚ Hunter Biden‚ is‚ in fact‚ his. Cruz made the remarks during the most recent episode of his “Verdict” podcast with co-host Ben Ferguson this week after the revelation was made in federal court as Hunter Biden’s legal team tried to get one of the criminal cases against him tossed. “Look‚ this is a stunning admission. It means Joe Biden lied to the American people‚” Cruz said. “Hunter Biden lied to the American people. Just about every single elected Democrat in America lied to the American people. Just about every single corporate media outlet that repeated the Democrat talking points lied to the American people.” Cruz noted that a lot of the lying about the laptop happened in October 2020‚ just a couple of weeks before the presidential election. Speaking on the former intelligence officials who signed a letter saying that they believed the Hunter Biden laptop story had the hallmarks of a Russian disinformation campaign‚ Cruz said that they “demonstrated that they’re willing to be partisan.” “They’re willing to lie to the American people‚” he said. “And they don’t feel they have any obligation to the truth. I mean‚ this does enormous damage to the Department of Justice‚ the FBI‚ because they knew as a fact‚ that what Biden was saying that what was being said public was a total lie.” Cruz said that reporters should question the dozens of officials who signed the letter and ask them if they are embarrassed or if they will apologize to the American people. “I don’t think there’ll be a single reporter who will ask them that because the corporate media participated in the lies as well‚” he said. “They’re not embarrassed‚ they’re not ashamed. And they’re certainly not going to ask the liars who participated in what is‚ you want to talk about election interference? This is blatant election interference.” Biden's DOJ has demonstrated that it is willing to be partisan and lie to the American people. This is damaging the rule of law and eroding trust in our institutions. Nowhere is this more clear than when Biden's bureaucrats lied about Hunter's laptop.https://t.co/5NdY9fHTAa pic.twitter.com/kHkJxRCkyk — Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) January 19‚ 2024

President Joe Biden admitted Friday evening that the U.S. southern border is not secure after years of the region experiencing catastrophic surges in illegal aliens pouring into the U.S. due to Biden’s immigration policies. Biden made the remarks while speaking to reporters at a White House event‚ which included a question about Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. “What do you say to Republicans who are trying to impeach Mayorkas?” a reporter asked. “I don’t get it‚” Biden responded. “Do you think it’s unconstitutional?” the reporter asked. Biden did not respond. The reporter followed up with another question‚ asking: “Do you think that the border is secure?” “No‚ it’s not‚” Biden responded. “I haven’t believed that for the last 10 years. And I’ve said it for the last 10 years. Give me the money.” When asked if he believes that his policies have enabled the crisis on the border‚ Biden responded: “No. I’ve asked for thousands more — everything from judges to — anyway.” He did not answer the reporter’s question about whether his administration would fight Mayorkas’ impeachment in court. CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP WATCH: Video: https://t.co/15QG9dd5kD pic.twitter.com/MrpKoXadeM — Jacqui Heinrich (@JacquiHeinrich) January 19‚ 2024

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