Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on April 9 offered partial support for tariffs, later meeting with President Donald Trump and earning praise from the commander-in-chief.
“I understand the motivation behind the tariffs, and here’s where President Trump and I do agree—we do need to make more stuff in America,” Whitmer told a crowd in Washington.
She later described tariffs as “a blunt tool” but also said the United States should “put tariffs on the technology we actually want to make in America or in industries where we already have a sizeable competitive advantage.”
She also said that tariffs are harming Michigan, particularly its auto companies....
