Fox Report Finds Michiganders Uniquely At-Risk Amidst the Escalating Rogers-Trump Trade War

“How you see [the trade war] as a Michigan consumer is higher prices.”

MICHIGAN – A new report from Fox highlighted the disastrous consequences of Trump’s tariff war—which Mike Rogers enthusiastically supports—on working Michiganders. As the heart of the nation’s auto industry, Michigan is uniquely vulnerable to ongoing escalations in the Rogers-Trump trade war. 

As reported by Fox, Michigan stands to bear the brunt of the Rogers-Trump tariff war’s disastrous economic consequences.  

  • Michigan’s auto industry depends heavily on a cross-border supply chain with Canada, putting the state uniquely at-risk as Trump’s trade war with Canada rages on. 
  • Canada received roughly $21.2 billion worth of Michigan exports in 2025, about 36% of the state’s total and mainly vehicles and parts. Tariff costs will ultimately hurt Michigan drivers.
  • “How you see this as a Michigan consumer is higher prices on the dealership lot,” David Clement of Consumer Choice Center told Fox News Digital, describing tariffs alongside already-elevated living costs as a “double whammy.”
  • Clement said Michigan ranks among the states most exposed to the dispute.

Rogers has been Trump’s biggest cheerleader as he escalates the trade war with Canada. 

  • Even as the trade fight creates steep economic burdens for Michigan families, Rogers and Trump have doubled down.
  • Rogers called the tariff war “necessary” and has even thrown his support behind a bill that would give Trump greater power to “unilaterally impose tariffs” against U.S. trading partners. 
  • Rogers dismissed concerns about tariff price hikes, telling Michiganders “the shoe is going to pinch every once in a while.”
  • Rogers went so far as to mock Michiganders’ concerns about how Trump’s tariffs were spiking the cost of groceries, saying “‘Oh my gosh, coffee went up.’ You know? Horror!”
  • “It would appear that Donald Trump’s original escalation against Canada has somewhat backfired in terms of the midterms,” Clement said.

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