United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain has found himself in the midst of a balancing act as he blasts the Trump administration for its stance on federal collective bargaining while at the same time praising the president’s tariffs on foreign automobiles, The Washington Post reported.

On Friday, President Donald Trump signed an executive order ending collective bargaining with federal unions that operate in the area of national security.

Fain blasted the order and said that he agreed with Randy Erwin, president of the National Federation of Federal Employees, who called the move “the biggest assault on collective bargaining” he has ever seen.

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