Michigan Gov Whitmer finds common ground with Trump, pushes strategic tariffs in DC speech
For the second time in a month, Michigan Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer was scheduled to meet with second-term Republican President Donald Trump on Wednesday as the state continues to confront tariff and manufacturing issues.
Before that meeting, Whitmer delivered a speech near the White House to lay out her long-term ideas to grow American manufacturing and build national defense.
Earlier this year, Whitmer was a vocal critic of Trump’s tariff plans but has been relatively silent since...