Michigan GOP Senate Nominee Mike Rogers Runs Ad Demanding Immediate End to Trump's Canada Tariff War

Michigan Republican Senate nominee Mike Rogers broke publicly with President Trump over his trade war with Canada, releasing a 30-second television ad calling for an "immediate" end to the tariff fight weeks before the midterms. In the spot, Rogers says directly: "Here in Michigan, we know that Canada is not our enemy. We need to end this tariff war, now," promising to bring both parties together to lower prices as what he calls "job number one" in the Senate. The ad does not name Trump but is a clear reference to the president's decision to impose 50% tariffs on roughly $20 billion in Canadian goods imported into the United States.

Rogers is in a tight race against Democrat Abdul El-Sayed in a state where cross-border economic ties are deep, giving the Canada tariffs particular political weight. The move is his sharpest break yet with Trump on trade; in August he had said tariffs are "necessary, but are not a one-size-fits-all solution." It is also his second high-profile split with the administration in recent weeks, after he said last month that the U.S. conflict with Iran needs to "end quickly," a position echoed by other Republicans in competitive Senate and governor's races. Rogers joins a growing number of GOP candidates in border-state contests distancing themselves from Trump's economic agenda ahead of Election Day.