Like rats from a doomed ship, some of President Donald Trump’s most prominent supporters have begun to abandon him now that it’s clear he cannot overturn Joe Biden’s victory in the 2020 presidential election.
Among the biggest and most venerable evacuees: General Motors (GM). With Trump defeated, Detroit-based GM has suddenly been born again as an eager crusader for a clean energy future. “We believe the ambitious electrification goals of the president-elect, California and GM are aligned, to address climate change by drastically reducing automobile emissions,” CEO Mary Barra said in a letter dumping Trump...
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