Nearly two years after responding to Candace Owens' question about COVID vaccine deaths, claiming the jab to be "one of the greatest achievements of mankind," President Trump declined another opportunity to distance himself from the mRNA injections.<div class="raw-html-embed"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none">Trump thinks the Covid vaccine is one of the greatest achievements of mankind. <a href="https://t.co/OPPFCJrwoW">https://t.co/OPPFCJrwoW</a>— Shelly R Kirchoff (@ShellyRKirchoff) <a href="https://twitter.com/ShellyRKirchoff/status/1703381313586102584?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 17, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> </div>MeganMegan Kelly provided the new opportunity to address a key issue for his constituency in an interview on SiriusXM:<blockquote>Not only did you not fire Fauci,&nbsp;who is loathed by many&nbsp;— millions of Republicans in particular, but also some Democrats — you made him a star.This is the criticism of you, that you made him the face of the White House Coronavirus Task Force — he was out at every presser — that he was running herd for the administration on COVID, and that you actually gave him a presidential commendation before you left office. Wouldn’t you like a do-over on that?”</blockquote>Trump rebutted Kelly, standing by his COVID policies. In response, the Libertarian Party of New Hampshire weighed in, accusing Trump more than anyone else, as being personally "responsible for COVID tyranny": “There is no person more responsible for COVID tyranny than Trump. Trump could have stopped it, but instead he enabled it.”<div class="raw-html-embed"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">There is no person more responsible for COVID tyranny than Trump. Trump could have stopped it, but instead he enabled it. MAGA supporters have the same cult psychology of the COVID-worriers, but it's great to see Megan Kelly try to wake them up.<a href="https://t.co/sslSLFARu9">pic.twitter.com/sslSLFARu9</a>— Libertarian Party NH (@LPNH) <a href="https://twitter.com/LPNH/status/1702280294768730389?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 14, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> </div>Going down with the shipTrump not only deflected Kelly's criticism, he claimed the vaccine saved 100 million people worldwide: “I have people on the other side . . . they said you saved 100 million people because I got it done in nine months as opposed to five years to 12 years.”<div class="raw-html-embed"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Why does Trump keep trying to sell us on Operation Warp Speed? It was a miserable failure, completely unnecessary. Unless you work for Pfizer or own their stock, no one benefitted from lockdowns and masks and an experimental jab. <a href="https://t.co/itWAlUqSrR">pic.twitter.com/itWAlUqSrR</a>— Ian Miles Cheong (@stillgray) <a href="https://twitter.com/stillgray/status/1702219257927651522?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 14, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> </div>Trump did not explain how the vaccine saved lives when death rates actually rose after the introduction of the vaccine in December 2020. By April 21, 2021, 200 million doses had been administered. Yet, pre-vaccine 2020 had a significantly lower death rate than 2021, the year the vaccine was rolled out. <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/databriefs/db456.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">According</a> to the CDC, the increase in 2021 was over 5% and was particularly seen in deaths from heart disease, strokes and, of all things, COVID:<blockquote>The age-adjusted death rate increased by 5.3% from 835.4 deaths per 100,000 standard population in 2020 to 879.7 in 2021.</blockquote><figure class="image"><img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/aflds/image/upload/v1695158943/CDC_8162dae83a.png"></figure>Without addressing actual death statistics post-vaccine, Trump insisted, “We did a tremendous job. . . . I never got, I think, the credit that I deserved on COVID.”<div class="raw-html-embed"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">WATCH: Trump again refuses to acknowledge the Americans who experienced adverse effects of the mRNA COVID shots, brags that he “saved 100 million lives.” “I never got the credit that I deserved on COVID.” <a href="https://t.co/YvNwWDsDoz">pic.twitter.com/YvNwWDsDoz</a>— DeSantis War Room (@DeSantisWarRoom) <a href="https://twitter.com/DeSantisWarRoom/status/1702149456529965326?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 14, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> </div>PersonalKelly, though, asked about vaccine injuries and that vaccine companies enjoy immunity from lawsuits for damages their products cause: “Of course, a lot of people have been vaccine injured and that's one of the questions those people are mad that they were rushed through and that they can't sue.”Trump's response echoed that of many other pro-vaccination politicians when confronted with vaccine injuries: “Well I never gave mandates and people have to make up their own, you know, make their own decision, as far as I’m concerned.”Being told the vaccine injured have only themselves to blame does not sit well with many vaccine victims particularly after being pressured socially and economically to take the shots amidst government assurances that they are safe . One such victim is Kelly herself.&nbsp;<div class="raw-html-embed"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Megyn Kelly confronts Trump as a covid vaccine injured victim when he says that the vaccine saved 100 million "They said you saved 100 million people" "You're proud of it?" "I'm saying what Democrats think" "A lot of people have been vaccine injured. Those people are mad" <a href="https://t.co/lKHPEEIevg">pic.twitter.com/lKHPEEIevg</a>— Eric Abbenante (@EricAbbenante) <a href="https://twitter.com/EricAbbenante/status/1702356828468711525?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 14, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> </div>Just a few days before her interview with Trump, Kelly went public with her regrets over having taken the COVID shot:<blockquote>I thank God I didn't, I didn't stick [my children] with that vaccine. I'm sorry I did it to myself. I've said this before, but I regret getting the vaccine, even though I'm a 52 year old woman, because I don't think I needed it. I think I would have been fine. I got Covid many times and it was well passed when the vaccine was doing what it was supposed to be doing.And then, for the first time, I tested positive for an autoimmune issue at my annual physical and I asked, I went to the best rheumatologist in New York, and I asked her, “do you think this could have to do with the fact that I got the damn booster and then got Covid within three weeks?”&nbsp;And she said, “yes, yes.” I wasn't the only one she'd seen that with .</blockquote>Kelly's guest on that show, David Zweig from The Free Press, was particularly perturbed by the failure of public health officials to disclose potential side effects.&nbsp;<blockquote>I mean vaccines are like any other medication - that they have benefits and they have drawbacks and this is sort of the theme of our conversation. I feel like, whether it's on masks, on vaccine, on a whole variety of issues, the CDC and other public health authorities, for some reason that I'm still trying to figure out, um refused to to give an honest and sort of broad picture of things&nbsp;Typically, when you go to the doctor, if you're going to have a procedure done or you're going to get a medication, they will say to you, "look, this is,” or at least a good doctor will, they'll say, “this is the benefit I think you'll get but these are some of the side effects you may have.”&nbsp;The CDC repeatedly and consistently downplayed the issue of myocarditis and particularly in young males. The issue of masks was repeatedly downplayed. We were gaslit, where they said there's no downside.&nbsp;</blockquote><div class="raw-html-embed"><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7FE8nZ4Z4bM?si=Rd-6Q835Y7cyYpb9&amp;start=2931" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div>Unfortunately, autoimmune disease is not the only health issue to hit close to home for Kelly. In October 2022, she <a href="https://nypost.com/2022/10/24/megyn-kelly-reveals-sister-died-suddenly-spare-a-prayer-for-my-mom/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">revealed</a> the tragic death of her sister, which was sudden, though her sister did suffer from other health issues beforehand.<blockquote>“Something really sad happened in my family over the weekend,” Kelly said as her voice was cracking at the start of her SiriusXM podcast on Monday.“My sister died,” Kelly said. “She was 58. Her name was Suzanne Crossley and she died Friday suddenly of a heart attack.”</blockquote>Please see out previous articles on COVID<ol><li><a href="https://aflds.org/news/post/inventing-the-aids-and-covid-viruses/">Inventing the AIDS and COVID viruses?</a></li><li><a href="https://frontline.news/post/aids-without-hiv">AIDS without HIV</a></li><li><a href="https://aflds.org/news/post/the-real-cause-of-aids-known-to-health-officials-since-day-one/">The real cause of AIDS; known to health officials since day one</a></li><li><a href="https://aflds.org/news/post/fake-virus-videos-good-authentic-vaccine-videos-bad/">Fake virus videos good; authentic vaccine videos bad&nbsp;</a></li><li><a href="https://www.aflds.org/news/post/9-reasons-smuckers-should-stop-fighting-its-employees-over-vaccines/">Nine reasons Smucker’s should stop fighting its employees over vaccines</a></li><li><a href="https://aflds.org/news/post/call-to-dismantle-cdc-after-nyt-expose-of-coverup/">Calls to dismantle CDC after NYT coverup exposé</a></li><li><a href="https://aflds.org/news/post/6-quick-facts-about-the-new-cdc-claiming-deaths-not-linked-to-vaccines/">6 facts about CDC denial that deaths linked to vaccines</a></li><li>'<a href="https://aflds.org/news/post/rabbi-implores-fellow-americans-save-african-refugees-from-forced-family-separations/">Save African refugees from forced family separations</a>'</li><li><a href="https://aflds.org/news/post/israeli-surgeon-challenges-pediatricians-to-break-silence-on-pfizer-vaccine/">Israeli surgeon challenges pediatricians to break silence on Pfizer vaccine</a></li><li><a href="https://aflds.org/news/post/collateral-damage-children-suffering-worse-than-expected-from-covid-restrictions/">Collateral damage: Children suffering far worse than expected from COVID restrictions</a></li><li><a href="https://americasfrontlinedoctors.org/news/post/how-worried-should-the-vaccinated-be-new-study-shows-vaccine-converts-to-dna/">Despite CDC denials: New study shows vaccine converts to DNA</a></li><li><a href="https://aflds.org/news/post/war-against-virus-used-to-justify-censorship-loss-of-sovereignty-and-loss-of-individual-rights/">‘War' against virus used to justify censorship, loss of sovereignty and individual rights</a></li><li><a href="https://aflds.org/news/post/permanent-vaccine-passports-in-tradeoff-for-unmasking-kids/preview/">Permanent vaccine passports as tradeoff for unmasking kids?</a></li><li><a href="https://www.aflds.org/news/post/israeli-minister-resigns-following-harsh-crackdown-on-anti-covid-restriction-protesters/">Israeli minister resigns following harsh crackdown on anti-COVID restriction protesters</a></li><li><a href="https://www.aflds.org/news/post/pharmacists-overruling-doctors/">Pharmacists overruling doctors</a></li><li><a href="https://www.americasfrontlinedoctors.org/news/post/covid-vaccine-side-effects-tens-of-thousands-of-times-worse-than-reported/">COVID vaccine side effects thousands of times worse than reported</a></li></ol>

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Medical

'Not only did you not fire Fauci . . . you made him a star' — Kelly 

'I never got the credit I deserved on COVID' — Trump stands by vaccine in interview with vaccine victim Megyn Kelly

<h2>Move over book burning, hello de-platforming?</h2>Closed out of your Facebook or Instagram account? Maybe your website suddenly disappeared, or your YouTube channel was demonetized or deleted? Perhaps you lost access to thousands of hours of posts and videos you produced, and your years of work were gone in an instant? That's de-platforming; the modern version of book burning, a “punishment” for going against the mainstream narrative. And, the censorship doesn't stop with social media, it includes PayPal accounts and more.<h3>Getting up again</h3>How do individuals who went afoul of the globalists, who didn't keep quiet and let others do their thinking for them, respond when they find themselves de-platformed by social media companies and other services? Here's what London Real's Brian Rose, Americas Frontline Doctor founder Dr. Simone Gold, and independent researcher James Roguski did to pick themselves up and continue their work despite the heavy-handed censorship they experienced.Brian RoseWhen London Real YouTuber Brian Rose publicly began trying to understand COVID-19 and its countermeasures, he soon found his entire life seemingly deleted from the internet by the social media giants.&nbsp;Not only did he lose all his years of work, amounting to thousands of videos which he had uploaded to the internet. He also lost access to his Paypal account, and more, because in his search for the truth about the pandemic; his counter-narrative interviews with David Icke were too dangerous for the globalists to allow. &nbsp;In his below documentary, Rose&nbsp;recounts his experiences and how he ultimately started a channel of his own. He explains that he was wholly unprepared for what happened on May 3, 2020, even though he knew that many would want to stop the interview (@about 3:36):<blockquote>Over the past few weeks, our entire world has been transformed. Everything we took for granted has now been taken away and our freedoms have been replaced with fear. All those rights we fought centuries for have been handed over without a second thought.&nbsp;We all process fear in different ways. I cope by immersing myself in my work and today my job is to ask questions. One million people will be watching and they all want answers.&nbsp;Countless others are trying to stop this from happening. At any moment they can walk through that door or lock this broadcast. I'm scared but I don't know what else to do. I prepared my whole life for a moment like This. But nothing would prepare me for what happened next. . .</blockquote>&nbsp;<div class="raw-html-embed"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">WATCH THE MOVIE THAT YouTube DOES NOT Want YOU TO SEE (and SHARE IT Far And Wide ) <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LondonReal?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#LondonReal</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WeWillNotBeSilenced?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WeWillNotBeSilenced</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/StopCensorship?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#StopCensorship</a> <a href="https://t.co/txcVpjPDWz">https://t.co/txcVpjPDWz</a>— Brian Rose, Founder &amp; Host of London Real (@LondonRealTV) <a href="https://twitter.com/LondonRealTV/status/1796285778517221575?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 30, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>&nbsp;Dr. Simone GoldDr. Simone Gold, founder of <a href="https://www.aflds.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">America's Frontline Doctors</a>, was one of the first doctors to understand that how she was being told to treat COVID patients wasn't normal. Very alarmed at what was taking place she, along with other doctors, held the “<a href="https://www.whitecoatsummit.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">White Coat Summit</a>” on July 27, 2020, as well as a press conference on the Supreme Court steps. As she tweeted below, the press conference went viral, garnering millions of views before Big Tech and Big Media took the video down.She concluded by explaining their purpose and the result:<blockquote>Our fight was to show America the propaganda vs the truth, and then we were censored.</blockquote>&nbsp;<div class="raw-html-embed"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Our press conference in front of the Supreme Court on July 27th, 2020 was a turning point in the fight against COVID Tyranny. After 20 million views in 8 hours, Big Tech colluded to wipe the video from online platforms. We knew in this moment that we would win the fight. <a href="https://t.co/9CP0Ogpnfp">pic.twitter.com/9CP0Ogpnfp</a>— Dr. Simone Gold (@drsimonegold) <a href="https://twitter.com/drsimonegold/status/1610416861723729921?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 3, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>Dr. Gold continues to <a href="https://aflds.org/about-us" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">advance</a> the mission of America's Frontline Doctors, to protect medical freedom and civil liberties.'James RoguskiIndependent researcher James Roguski who, <a href="http://jamesroguski.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">according</a> to his website, has been calling out lies and propaganda for decades, found years of work gone when the company that hosted most of his websites terminated his account for what they said were “terms of service” violations. It did not deter him from continuing his work, either.<blockquote>They deleted many of my websites, but they ignited my passion to burn even brighter. I now have most of my work on Substack.&nbsp;</blockquote>Roguski is interested in building a holistic alternative to the WHO and <a href="https://jamesroguski.substack.com/about" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">recruits</a> others to join him.<blockquote>The old system is crumbling, and I intend to help speed its demise, but we must build its replacement quickly.If you are fed up with the government, hospital, medical, pharmaceutical, media, industrial complex and would like to help , then feel free to contact me directly anytime.</blockquote>&nbsp;The information contained in this article is for educational and information purposes only and is not intended as health, medical, financial or legal advice. Always consult a physician, lawyer or other qualified professional regarding any questions you may have about a medical condition, health objectives, or legal issues.&nbsp;Related articles:<ul><li><a href="https://frontline.news/post/covid-sceptics-won-out-globalists-fear-an-increasingly-disbelieving-public" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">'COVID skeptics won out' — Globalists fear an increasingly disbelieving public</a></li><li><a href="https://frontline.news/post/colorado-governor-signs-off-on-bill-establishing-state-ministry-of-truth-students-atarget-of-new-law">Colorado governor signs off on bill establishing state 'ministry of truth'? Students a target of new law</a></li></ul>

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Globalism

How three individuals got up again after being de-platformed

Who's afraid of Big Bad Tech? 

A British vigilante group known as the “Blade Runners” is receiving widespread support from British taxpayers as it continues to destroy climate surveillance cameras across London.<h2>The ULEZ mandate</h2>By order of London Mayor Sadiq Khan, the city is peppered with ultra-low emission zones (ULEZs), areas accessible only to low-emission vehicles. Cars that do not meet the city’s environmental standards are charged £12.50 ($16) for entering the ULEZ. Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) cameras positioned around the zones read license plates and check them against the vehicles’ make and model in real time. If a vehicle does not meet the environmental threshold, a fine is levied against the car owner.&nbsp;The ULEZ climate mandate has drawn heavy&nbsp;<a href="https://frontline.news/post/london-hundreds-protest-against-climate-mandates">protests</a> from residents, including&nbsp;<a href="https://frontline.news/post/british-veteran-launches-hunger-strike-as-unrest-grows-over-climate-mandates">hunger strikes</a> and refusals to pay fines. Taxpayers have also taken to disabling the ANPR surveillance cameras which Transport for London (TfL), the city’s transportation department, said will be used both for climate and law enforcement.<h2>Taxpayers cheer the ‘Blade Runners’</h2>Since the climate restrictions were expanded last year, the Blade Runners have taken to disabling and destroying hundreds of cameras. Between April and September 2023, Metropolitan Police recorded 200 reports of cameras being stolen and 595 reports of cameras being vandalized.TfL began placing black boxes around ULEZ camera wirings to protect them from being cut, but taxpayers found other ways to disable the cameras — like removing them completely.<div class="raw-html-embed"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-media-max-width="560"> MUST SEE: Blade Runners topple THREE ULEZ cameras in a coordinated strike… The people are fighting back! <a href="https://t.co/Yvr2Xr7Lun">pic.twitter.com/Yvr2Xr7Lun</a>— David Morgan #StayFree (@david_r_morgan) <a href="https://twitter.com/david_r_morgan/status/1802726912050995623?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 17, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>In response, the city&nbsp;<a href="https://frontline.news/post/london-taxpayers-attack-surveillance-vans-in-continued-revolt">deployed</a> mobile surveillance vans mounted with ANPR cameras across London in the hopes of evading attacks, but Blade Runners soon began targeting those as well. Some surveillance vans have been spotted covered in graffiti with their tires slashed, while others have been completely covered in tarp.Last month, 21 cameras were destroyed in the hours after Sadiq Khan was re-elected mayor of London, the&nbsp;Daily Mail&nbsp;<a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13538797/Moment-Blade-Runner-uses-power-tool-cut-ULEZ-camera-traffic-light-latest-attack-Sadiq-Khans-hated-scheme.html">reported</a>. Last weekend, Blade Runners used power tools to topple a ULEZ camera and traffic lights to the delight of some fellow taxpayers. In a video that was posted to social media, passing cars can be heard honking in support.The video received over 37,000 likes. Comments on the post were largely supportive, with users writing that, “When tyranny becomes law, rebellion becomes duty,” and “Fair play to them, it's a complete scam that does nothing.”Blade Runner Matt Hardy told the&nbsp;Daily Mail&nbsp;that the Blade Runners are “people pissed off about the tyranny reigning over us and getting out and doing things about it – real votes, real boys here.”<h2>‘These cameras are not about the climate. They are about control’</h2>British actor and influencer Laurence Fox said this week he was just given back his electronic devices by police after being arrested earlier this year for cheering on the Blade Runners:<blockquote>These cameras are not about the climate. They are about control. They are the primary infrastructure for all sorts of things that ideologues like the midget dictator [Sadiq Khan] would like to impose upon us.I can now finally say the word ‘Bladerunners’ again. One of the ridiculous restrictions on free speech imposed by the police.It’s a dreadful shame to see so many of these cameras dying suddenly. I’m not at all thrilled about it. Just because I am smiling like a Cheshire Cat, it doesn’t mean that I am over the moon that these scameras continue to topple in high winds.&nbsp;Vive la résistance!</blockquote><div class="raw-html-embed"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">POLICE UPDATE Following 6 coppers bursting into my house earlier this year to arrest me for saying how pleased I was that the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ULEZ?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ULEZ</a> scam was meeting such robust resistance, this morning the <a href="https://twitter.com/metpoliceuk?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@metpoliceuk</a> were ordered by the magistrate to hand back all my devices, including my…— Laurence Fox (@LozzaFox) <a href="https://twitter.com/LozzaFox/status/1803030521095622912?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 18, 2024</a></blockquote> <script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div> &nbsp;

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Pushback_Resistance

Climate Change

‘Pissed off about the tyranny reigning over us’

British taxpayers cheer vigilante group destroying climate cams

Fisker is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, the electric vehicle (EV) company announced Tuesday.<h2>‘Like other companies in the electric vehicle industry’</h2>“Fisker has made incredible progress since our founding, bringing the Ocean SUV to market twice as fast as expected in the auto industry and making good on our promises to deliver the most sustainable vehicle in the world,” a spokesperson <a href="https://assets.ctfassets.net/cghen8gr8e1n/6W19OiEBJDVIFVEmo4feHA/df902c5cb2b067251a300efb0b35f611/Fisker-Filing-FINAL.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">said</a>.The California-based company added it is not the only EV maker that has been struggling to stay in business.“We are proud of our achievements, and we have put thousands of Fisker Ocean SUVs in customers’ hands in both North American [sic] and Europe. But like other companies in the electric vehicle industry, we have faced various market and macroeconomic headwinds that have impacted our ability to operate efficiently. After evaluating all options for our business, we determined that proceeding with a sale of our assets under Chapter 11 is the most viable path forward for the company.”Fisker’s collapse is the latest indication that the EV industry is folding due to sinking demand. Other EV industry players are also cutting their losses as they jump ship.<h2>Hertz</h2>In March, Hertz CEO Stephen Scherr&nbsp;<a href="https://www.motorfinanceonline.com/news/hertz-ceo-resigns-amid-ev-investment-setback/#:~:text=Scherr's%20departure%20coincides%20with%20Hertz's,electric%20vehicle%20(EV)%20rentals">resigned</a> after his bet on EVs cost the car rental giant its biggest quarterly loss since 2020. Hertz had been praised by the Biden administration for its ambition to convert 25% of its fleet to EVs by the end of this year. In January, however, the company announced it would instead be selling its 20,000 EVs — including Teslas — at heavily discounted prices and replacing them with gas-powered cars.<h2>Mercedes-Benz</h2>Mercedes-Benz also recently had to give up its ambition to only sell electric cars by 2030. Instead, EVs are expected to make up only 50% of the German carmaker’s sales over the next decade.<h2>Apple</h2>In February, Apple abandoned its multi-billion dollar effort to create an electric car. Despite being a decade in the works and employing 2,000 people, Project Titan was axed due to falling consumer demand.<h2>Aston Martin</h2>A lack of consumer demand is also partly to blame for Aston Martin&nbsp;<a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13138123/Aston-Martin-puts-brakes-new-electric-supercar-2026-bosses-say-drivers-want-engines-throaty-roar.html">placing</a> its battery-operated “supercar” on hold until 2026.“Demand, certainly at an Aston Martin price point, is not what we thought it was going to be two years ago,” said Aston Martin Executive Chairman Lawrence Stroll.&nbsp;<h2>Ford</h2>In December, Ford slashed production of its flagship EV at its assembly plant in Dearborn, Michigan by half. The automaker cut the monthly production quote for the all-electric F-150 Lightning pickup truck from 3,200 units to 1,600 units per month.<h2>Biden administration continues to force EV production</h2>Nevertheless, the Biden administration in March issued new climate mandates aimed at forcing more EV production. The new rules from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) contain tight emissions standards that will&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/epa-electric-vehicles-emissions-limits-climate-biden-e6d581324af51294048df24269b5d20a">require</a> 56% of new vehicle sales to be fully electric by 2032, with an additional 13% required to be hybrids.

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US News

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