The head of a major German trade union on Monday blasted the boss of carmaker Audi for his appearance at an election campaign rally alongside US President Donald Trump.
Audi CEO Gernot Doellner appeared Saturday at a Republican campaign event in Georgia -- just days before crucial midterm elections -- during which Trump announced Audi would invest $4.2 billion to build its first US plant in the state.
Christiane Benner, president of Germany's powerful IG Metall union, said Doellner's appearance at the rally was "extremely embarrassing, politically unacceptable and not worthy of the company".
She accused Doellner in a statement of "flagrantly violating" Audi's commitment to political neutrality in the run-up to elections.
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