Fact check_now wrote that before the appearance of Audi CEO Gernot Döllner, a cheering crowd experienced a three-quarters of an hour of racist, misogynistic, and hate-filled speeches. Döllner subsequently announced that Audi would be establishing a new plant in the U.S. state of Georgia and investing more than four billion dollars for it. U.S. President Donald Trump afterward praised him as a "handsome guy" from Germany. The account stated that Trump and the Republicans were under pressure before the midterm elections, while the Democrats were ahead in polls in many states. It accused Trump of using the Audi investment for his political purposes and criticized Döllner for going along with it. Fact check_now described the scene as undignified theater. #Handelsblatt #Midterms2026 #Hass #Rassismus #Frauenfeindlichkeit (translated)