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Trump defends his sweeping tariffs and watches ‘America First’ drag races during Michigan stop
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The Dispatch
Michigan was one of the 2024 battlegrounds Trump flipped after it backed Democrat Joe Biden in 2020.
But the state has seen parts of its economy affected by the president’s tariffs, including on imported cars and auto parts.
Trump’s new Canada tariffs could hurt MichiganA new round of steep import levies is taking effect on dozens of U.S. trading partners.
Yet Trump has singled out Canada with tariffs as high as 50% on a wide array of its products, including cars.
Some advocacy groups citing import and tariff data, says tariffs have cost Michigan businesses billions of dollars just since last spring.