President Donald Trump said he wants to find a way to bring in experts to train U.S. workers following an immigration raid at a South Korean-owned electric vehicle battery factory in Georgia.
“You don’t have people in this country who know about batteries,” Trump told reporters Sunday as he returned to Washington from watching the U.S. Open tennis final. “Maybe we should help them along and let some people come in and train our people.”
South Korean officials are trying to secure the release of 300 of its citizens detained at a construction site for a Hyundai Motor Co.-LG Energy Solution Ltd. joint venture.
The Korean workers may be able to board a chartered flight around Wednesday to return home, Yonhap News Agency reported, citing comments from Consul General Cho Ki-joong at a Georgia