I'm sure lots of MAGA members won't like this cause they like to "redneck" thing

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Trump Says Ford and GM Asked Him to Make It Harder for You to Fix Your Own Car
President Trump dropped a bombshell on car owners this week, claiming that executives from General Motors and Ford sat down with him to push for legislation that would stop people from repairing their own vehicles. If that sounds backward to you, you are not alone. Trump said as much himself.

The claim landed in an unexpected place. Trump was at an Oval Office event on June 4th that was supposed to focus on upgrades to coal-fired power plants. Then, without much warning, he steered the conversation toward car repairs and described a recent meeting with industry representative s. According to him, that meeting included leaders from GM and Ford, along with Penske Corporation Chairman Roger Penske.

What Trump Actually Said

Trump told the room that the automakers wanted to move forward with legislation that would limit the ability of consumers to fix their own cars. He framed it as something that struck even him as odd. By his account, he told the executives that he had never heard of such a thing and found the whole idea strange.

That is the part that should grab any enthusiast by the collar. The notion that two of America's biggest automakers would actively lobby to make it harder for owners to wrench on their own vehicles cuts against everything the car community values. People who buy these vehicles tend to believe that once the keys are in their hand, what they do under the hood is their business.

Here is where things get murky. The specifics of the legislation Trump referenced remain unclear. Neither the White House nor the automakers have publicly identified a specific proposal, so right now the public is working off Trump's description of a private meeting and not much else.

The Right-to-Repair Fight Behind It

These comments did not come out of nowhere. They land in the middle of an ongoing debate over so-called right-to-repair legislation, a fight that has been simmering across the industry for years. Vehicle owners are already legally allowed to repair their own cars. That part is not in question.

The complication comes from technology. As vehicles get more digitized, actually performing those repairs gets harder. Modern cars are rolling computers, and getting into their systems is not as simple as popping a hood and grabbing a wrench. That shift has created a real tension between the people who build cars and the people who fix them.

Automakers have their argument ready. They say that access to vehicle-generated data, software systems, and diagnostic information can create risks to security and privacy. In their telling, locking down that information protects owners from threats they might not even see coming.