The governor of Michigan Grechen warns from Trump that the customs tariff can cause severe economic damage in the main swing.

Democrat came with the surface of a slice to make its points in a visual width. Just getting the meeting on Tuesday with the Republican President was an achievement for a person to be seen as a competitor to nominate her white party in 2028.

A strategy that goes through to deal with Trump is a puzzle and other democratic leaders as they try to protect the interests of their countries while expressing their opposition to the schedule of his business. It is a dynamic that Whitmer has moved differently from many other Democratic rulers.

The fact that the fact that Witten was a “opening to make direct calls” separately at this political moment, said Matt Grossman, Professor of Policy at Michigan State University.

It was for her The third meeting with Trump At the White House since he took office in January. This is one, however, it was much less than the time in April when it was inadvertently Unwanted press conference This embarrassed her a lot, covering her face with a folder.

On Tuesday, I told the president that the economic damage caused by the definitions may be severe in Michigan, a state that helped him to hand it to the White House in 2024. Federal support for the recovery efforts has been launched after an ice storm and sought to delay the changes in Medicid.

Trump has not made any specific obligations, according to the people familiar with a private conversation who were not allowed to publicly discuss it and only spoke on the condition that his identity was not disclosed to describe it.

It is hardly and almost passes is the only one who warns of warning against the consequences that are likely to be harmful, including the losses of the factory jobs, the low profits and the upcoming prices, the import taxes that Trump said will be the economic salvation of American manufacturing.

White House spokesman Kush Disai, who has not shown another president, “greater interest in restoring the dominance of the American auto industry from President Trump.” Desai said that the commercial frameworks that were negotiated by the administration will open the Japanese, Korean and European markets for vehicles that were made on the assembly lines in Michigan.

But the awareness of Trump tends to be great offers by technology executives. In the oval office on Wednesday, apple CEO, Tim Cook, the president gave a custom glass panel with a golden base, as Cook promised a value of $ 600 billion in investments. Trump claims to have brought $ 17 trillion of investment obligations, although none of these numbers has not yet appeared in economic data.

According to a series of executive orders and labor frameworks, American auto companies face imports of 50 % on steel and aluminum, 30 % on parts of China and a rate of higher than 25 % on the goods from Canada and Mexico is not covered by the current 2020 trade agreement. This puts the automotive and parts companies in America in a non -favorable position against German, Japanese and South Korean vehicles facing only 15 % import tax that Trump negotiated last month.

Moreover, last week, Trump threatened a 100 % tariff on computer chips, which is an integral part of cars and trucks, although it will exclude companies that produce domestic chips of the tax.

The two previous two meetings with Trump led Michigan. But the customs tariff represents a much wider demand than the president who has imposed it more in the face of criticism.

The materials in the presentation were brought to the meeting and indicated by the Associated Press that how trade with Canada and Mexico paid $ 23.2 billion from investment to Michigan since 2020.

General MotorsFord, and Stelantis Run 50 factories throughout the state, while more than 4000 factories for the supply chain of auto parts supply. In general, the sector supports nearly 600,000 jobs in manufacturing, which constitutes the backbone of the Michigan economy.

Select and select the main points of the materials to Trump and left copies with his team.

For Grossman, a professor of Michigan state, the main question is whether voters who expected them to be helped by tariffs if Trump taxes fail to achieve promised economic growth.

“Everyone realizes that Michigan is a critical swing and that the auto industry has a great impact, not only directly, but a symbol,” said Grosman.

AP Votecast found that Trump won Michigan in 2024 to a large extent because two -thirds of voters described economic conditions as poor or “not good”. Nearly 70 % of the voters in the country who have been negatively felt about the Republican supporters. The state was mainly divided whether the definitions are positive, as Trump gets 76 % of the voters they saw positively.

General Motors and Ford and Westlantis have warned repeatedly against the administration that the definitions will cut the company’s profits and undermine its global competitiveness. Their efforts led to more than a temporary stopping a month aimed at giving companies time to adapt. Not a little decline did to hold financial repercussions.

In the second quarter alone, Ford recorded $ 800 million of tariff costs, while General Motors said that import taxes cost $ 1.1 billion. These expenses can make it difficult to re -invest in new local factories, a goal of Trump’s motive.

“We expect the customs tariff to be a clear opposite wind of about 2 billion dollars this year, and we will continue to monitor developments closely and interact with policy makers to ensure that the mriers in automotive and clients are not forbidden.”

Since Trump returned to the White House, Michigan has lost 7500 industrialization jobs, according to the work statistics office.

Young suppliers also felt pressure.

Detroit Axle, a distributor for a family -run auto parts, was one of the most vocal companies in Michigan about the impact of definitions. The company initially announced that it may have to close a warehouse and remove more than 100 workers, but later it said it will be able to keep the facility open, at least at the present time.

“For the time being, it is a market that is able to survive, it is not the issue of who can flourish,” said Mike Machhenech, the owner of Detroit Huxley.