Audi boss under fire in Germany for Trump rally appearance
Audi's boss is facing a backlash in Germany after appearing alongside Donald Trump at a campaign rally.
- Gernot Döllner criticised for in-person announcement of major investment in US days before midterm elections The head of the luxury carmaker Audi is under fire in Germany for appearing at a rally with Donald Trump just days before the US midterm elections, to announce billions of dollars of investment in battleground state Georgia.
Audi's boss is facing a backlash in Germany after appearing alongside Donald Trump at a campaign rally.
Gernot Döllner joined Trump on stage after the US president gave a speech criticised by the head of an elected body of employees at Audi’s parent company, Volkswagen, as being full of “racism, sexism, transphobia [and] contempt for democracy”.
Meanwhile, Germany's chancellor and president are heading to Asia on separate diplomatic missions.
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