Michigan Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers breaks with Trump on tariffs

CNN · Daily Wire and Daily Wire report that Mike Rogers, the Republican Senate nominee in Michigan, has split from President Donald Trump on Canadian tariffs in a new campaign ad. The shift matters because the race against Democrat Abdul El-Sayed could help decide control of the Senate, and Democrats need a net gain of four seats for a majority, according to CNN · Daily Wire.

In the 30-second spot, set in a bar, Rogers says Canada is not Michigan's enemy and urges an end to the tariff war. He never names Trump, but CNN · Daily Wire ties the message to the president's 50% tariffs on roughly $20 billion in Canadian goods. Daily Wire adds that the ad is part of a seven-figure buy with the National Republican Senatorial Committee, and that Rogers also accuses El-Sayed of planning a $3,000 tax increase on Michigan families. In August, Rogers had described tariffs as necessary but not a universal fix.

El-Sayed, who has long opposed the tariffs, dismissed Rogers as "not a serious person." Daily Wire reports he accused Rogers of cheering on the trade fight before reversing course because his polling is sliding.

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