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Michigan's Mike Rogers breaks with Trump over Canada tariffs in new ad

GOP Senate nominee's new spot calls to end the U.S.-Canada trade war, the latest sign of Republican unease over Trump's tariff agenda before the midterms.

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Trump's Tariff Offensive

2 stories · since Oct 7 · newest 8h ago — Trump's aggressive tariff threats and policies against Canada and other trading partners are fracturing Republican unity and mobilizing factory workers to…

  1. Tariff-hit factory workers turn on Republicans ahead of midterms
  2. Michigan's Mike Rogers breaks with Trump over Canada tariffs in new adyou are here

What to know

  • Rogers' ad avoids naming Trump but directly repudiates his 50% tariffs on roughly $20 billion in Canadian goods.
  • It is Rogers' second public break with Trump in weeks, following his call to end the Iran war quickly.
  • The Michigan Senate race against Abdul El-Sayed is a top national battleground; Democrats need a net gain of four seats for a majority.
  • The move signals broader GOP concern that Trump's tariff and foreign policy agenda could hurt competitive candidates in the midterms.

“Drinking a Labatt and watching the Red Wings – man, it just doesn't get any more Michigan than that.”

Mike Rogers, Republican Senate nominee, Michigan · Campaign ad ↗ · Oct 6

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Michigan's Mike Rogers breaks with Trump over Canada tariffs in new ad
Washington Examiner

How it unfolded 2 developments, newest first · click a bar or a number to jump articlesposts

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    National outlets frame ad as growing GOP distancing from Trump

    CNN, Politico, The Hill, Axios, Forbes and others quickly picked up the ad, casting Rogers as part of a growing list of Republican candidates breaking with Trump on tariffs and the Iran war ahead of the midterms.

    “Here in Michigan, we know that Canada is not our enemy. We need to end this tariff war – now.”
    — Mike Rogers, Republican Senate nominee, Michigan · source
    • cnn.com

      Mike Rogers, the Republican Senate nominee in Michigan, is breaking with President Donald Trump over his tariffs on Canada in a new advertisement.

      cnn.comBluesky6d ago84▲view on Bluesky ↗
    2 more of the top 3 · 9 posts in this stretch
    • europesays@pubeurope.com

      https://www. europesays.com/3296874/ Trump Ally Rogers Calls for an End to President’s Trade War With Canada # business # tariffs # TradeWar

      europesays@pubeurope.comMastodon6d agoview on Mastodon ↗
    • And will miraculously change his mind again if he happens to be elected. When it comes to Trump they are all cowards.

      Stock-Quote-4221r/canada6d agoview on r/canada ↗
    all of them →
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    Rogers releases ad demanding an end to the tariff war

    In a 30-second, direct-to-camera spot filmed in a bar, Rogers says Canada is not the enemy and calls for ending the tariff war immediately, without mentioning Trump by name; the ad also attacks El-Sayed over last year's tax bill.

    1. first by Reuters, 6d ago · also KTVZ-TV, CNN, Forbes, Mediaite, Washington Examiner, Radio-Canada +12

      12 more headlines
    2. first by HuffPost, 6d ago · also WSJ Opinion, CBS News

      2 more headlines
  3. background

    Rogers calls for the Iran war to 'end quickly' — Rogers took an earlier step away from Trump by saying the seven-month conflict with Iran needs to end, a position other competitive GOP candidates have echoed amid rising energy prices.

  4. background

    El-Sayed blasts tariffs as a 'vanity war' — Democratic nominee Abdul El-Sayed criticized the Canada tariffs as poorly targeted and politically motivated, framing them as driving up prices for Americans.

  5. background

    Rogers calls tariffs 'necessary' but not one-size-fits-all — After Trump imposed 50% tariffs on roughly $20 billion in Canadian goods, Rogers gave the president space, calling tariffs necessary but not a universal solution.

Also covered reported alongside — the timeline has no entry for these yet

  1. first by Washington Times, 6d ago · also Yahoo, The Washington Sun, The Hill, Politico

    4 more headlines
  2. first by The Daily Caller, 4d ago · also Daily Caller

  3. first by The Daily Wire, 6d ago · also Daily Wire

and 2 smaller pieces

What people are saying 6 voices from 2 sites · best of 9 · verbatim