Gretchen Whitmer: “I don't want to be at a verbal war and trade war with Canada…”

“We want to get more people covered with health care. Absolutely. We want to help bring down the cost of things. I don't want chaotic tariff policies that make Michiganders lives more expensive and harder. I don't want to be at a verbal war and trade war with Canada for God's sake. That makes, you know, it harder to make a dime here in Michigan. I mean I think that, you know, there are so many things that we all agree on.” (38:26–38:32)

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