Michigan Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers breaks with Trump on tariffs

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

“Here in Michigan, we know that Canada is not our enemy. We need to end this tariff war — now,” Rogers says in the 30-second spot . “As Michigan’s senator, I’ll bring both parties together to lower your prices. That’s job number one.”

The former congressman didn’t use Trump’s name in the ad. But it’s a clear reference to the economic impact of the president’s decision to slap 50% tariffs on about $20 billion in Canadian goods imported into the United States.

He is the latest in a growing list of GOP candidates breaking with Trump on key issues. Rogers last month said Trump’s war with Iran needs to “end quickly” — a position shared by several other Republican candidates in competitive races for governor or the Senate.

The new ad is the most outspoken Rogers has been against Trump’s tariffs. In a statement in August, the former congressman said tariffs are “necessary, but are not a one-size-fits-all solution.”

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The ad is filmed in a bar, with Rogers opening by making a reference to a Canadian brewing giant, and Detroit’s professional hockey team.

“Drinking a Labatt and watching the Red Wings — man, it just doesn’t get any more Michigan than that,” he says.

Rogers faces Democratic former public health official Abdul El-Sayed in a race that is critical to the battle for control of the Senate. Democrats need a net gain of four seats to claim the majority — a task that would grow much harder should the party lose the seat of retiring Democratic Sen. Gary Peters in Michigan.

El-Sayed has long been critical of Trump’s tariffs, as well as the war with Iran, both of which he says are driving up prices for Americans.

“We all know Canadians. Canadians are like the only people in the world who are going to preemptively apologize for something they didn’t even do. If you’re starting a trade war with Canada, you’re the a**hole,” El-Sayed told reporters last month. “There’s a smart use of tariffs. This ain’t it. This is a vanity war.”

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密歇根州共和党参议员候选人迈克·罗杰斯在一则新的广告中公开反对唐纳德·特朗普总统对加拿大征收关税的立场。

“在密歇根州，我们知道加拿大不是我们的敌人。我们必须立即结束这场关税战，”罗杰斯在30秒的广告中说道。“作为密歇根州的参议员，我将团结两党，降低你们的物价。这是我的首要任务。”

这位前国会议员在广告中没有直接提及特朗普的名字，但显然是指总统决定对价值约200亿美元的加拿大进口商品加征50%关税所带来的经济影响。

他是越来越多在​​关键问题上与特朗普决裂的共和党候选人之一。罗杰斯上个月表示，特朗普与伊朗的战争需要“尽快结束”——其他几位在竞争激烈的州长或参议员竞选中持相同立场的共和党候选人也持相同观点。

这则新广告是罗杰斯迄今为止对特朗普关税政策最直言不讳的一次。这位前国会议员在8月份的一份声明中表示，关税“是必要的，但并非万能的解决方案”。

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这则广告是在一家酒吧拍摄的，罗杰斯首先提到了加拿大一家大型酿酒公司和底特律的职业冰球队。

“喝着拉巴特啤酒，看着红翼队的比赛——伙计，还有什么比这更能代表密歇根呢？”他说。

罗杰斯将与民主党前公共卫生官员阿卜杜勒·埃尔-赛义德展开角逐，这场选举对争夺参议院控制权至关重要。民主党需要净增四个席位才能获得多数席位——如果该党失去密歇根州即将退休的民主党参议员加里·彼得斯的席位，这一目标将变得更加困难。

埃尔-赛义德长期以来一直批评特朗普的关税政策以及与伊朗的战争，他认为这两项政策都在推高美国人的物价。

“我们都了解加拿大人。加拿大人好像是世界上唯一会提前为自己没做过的事道歉的人。如果你要和加拿大打贸易战，那你才是混蛋，”埃尔-赛义德上个月对记者说。“关税可以有巧妙的运用，但这根本不是。这是一场虚荣的战争。”