michigan governor gretchen whitmer tariff speech detroit.

In a tale of two speeches, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has offered a rebuttal to President Donald Trump’s defense of his tariff policies, made just days before by the president in Detroit. While speaking at the Detroit Auto Show, she critiqued his strong-arm strategy with ally countries, saying it has hurt American auto manufacturing. It’s a message she’s repeated over the past year, and one she said she has delivered to Trump directly numerous times. Her remarks come two days after Trump toured the Detroit area and defended the economy of the automobile sector saying, “all U.S. automakers are doing great.”