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Scrivener7

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26. No. She didn't side with trump. She said manufacturing and fair trade are good. Which they are.

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WTF?! Bayard Apr 9 #1

Soon that will be "former candidate". N/T tonekat Apr 9 #2

She actually said this: "And let's usher in, as President Trump says, a 'Golden Age' of American manufacturing." BeyondGeography Apr 9 #3

I never thought she could this stupid. What's going on? Biophilic Apr 9 #18

She didn't outright support tariffs. Du916 Apr 9 #22

She's peddling bipartisanship while our government and support systems are being gutted BeyondGeography Apr 9 #25

Absolutely not angrychair Apr 9 #33

Not long ago, many Democratic politicians were anti-trade Jose Garcia Apr 9 #4

Based on that comment, I don't see where Whitmer is siding with Trump Redleg Apr 9 #5

If she can't describe her position kacekwl Apr 9 #11

Very misleading headline. Quiet Em Apr 9 #6

She literally regurgitated angrychair Apr 9 #34

Says the governor of probably the most famous car manufacturing state NCDem47 Apr 9 #7

It is just like waste fraud and abuse and kacekwl Apr 9 #8

Other comments she made in the link, aren't quite as supportive of trump's tariff folly. Silent Type Apr 9 #9

Which is why she shouldn't be within 100 yards of these comments while trump is destroying our economy. Hassin Bin Sober Apr 9 #24

Exactly. hadEnuf Apr 9 #32

The headline is almost fiction. Her speech is about creating more American sinkingfeeling Apr 9 #10

The article is ridiculous. Wonder what they have against Big Gretch. Scrivener7 Apr 9 #27

They have Detroit, which is in Michigan thought crime Apr 9 #41

She literally parroted angrychair Apr 9 #37

That isn't going to go over well genxlib Apr 9 #12

Lying to Americans that tariffs are good is why Americans believe tariffs are good. mathematic Apr 9 #13

Are you fucking kidding me??? No one should be sane washing this! Initech Apr 9 #14

Politico is trash. Basso8vb Apr 9 #15

I think everyone agrees more manufacturing in the states is a positive. Torchlight Apr 9 #16

The First Victim of Trump's Trade War: Michigan's Economy - WSJ question everything Apr 9 #17

It's because so many smaller manufacturing plants lost business and closed MichMan Apr 9 #29

Whitmer ignoring bad tariff history GoreWon2000 Apr 9 #19

Just build more reliable, affordable and better vehicles there in MI. And yes, Biden pushed for chips to be made in the Exp Apr 9 #20

"I agree with his ultimate objective but his methods are completely wrong" would be a clearer and stronger message. eppur_se_muova Apr 9 #21

No longer a Dem presidential candidate. republianmushroom Apr 9 #23

I doubt she would have been anyway. Lonestarblue Apr 9 #31

No. She didn't side with trump. She said manufacturing and fair trade are good. Which they are. Scrivener7 Apr 9 #26

The headline would make a great chiron on a MSM network Raven123 Apr 9 #28

Michigan is a red state angrychair Apr 9 #30

The fuck? AKwannabe Apr 9 #35

It seems that there is a lot of reactionary posting here instead of analyzing her actual words. I had thought that DU... xocetaceans Apr 9 #36

Good on you Traildogbob Apr 9 #39

We need to Traildogbob Apr 9 #38

In other news, Detroit is in Michigan thought crime Apr 9 #40