Gretchen Whitmer: “Nine months of contraction in manufacturing is a big…”

“Oh, I want to ask about China, but why do you think it is that tariffs have not yet crashed the economy as some people feared they would? Well, Nine months of contraction in manufacturing is a big problem. That's a big, I think, indicator of what happens. We're the canary in the coal mine, if you will. When America catches the cold, Michigan gets the flu.” (06:43–06:48)

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