The following is the full transcript of an interview with Shawn Fain, president of United Auto Workers, that aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on March 30, 2025.

The leader of the United Auto Workers union has raised eyebrows by praising President Donald Trump‘s tariffs, but he maintains his position toward the president has not changed. “Just because we find common ground on tariffs or trade doesn’t mean that everything else goes out the window,

We have excess capacity” at manufacturing plants, Fain said, using near identical framing as the White House. “They could bring work back in very short order.”

Some analysts have warned that Trump's import charges could lead to the temporary shutdown of some US car production, with increased prices passed onto consumers. But the US president told NBC News on Saturday that he hoped foreign carmakers will raise prices as it meant "people are gonna buy American-made cars - we have plenty".

President Donald Trump says Wednesday will be “Liberation Day" — a moment when he plans to roll out a set of tariffs that he promises will free the United States from foreign goods. The details of Trump's next round of import taxes are still sketchy.

Donald Trump's tariffs will lead to higher prices, fewer choices of models or limits on features for consumers, industry experts said.