A year after ‘Liberation Day,’ Michigan Dems rail on the harms of Trump’s tariffs on the state

By: Katherine Dailey

Outlets: Michigan Advance

Published: April 2, 2026

Words: 584

Last Updated: 3 months, 4 weeks ago


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One year after President Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” in which he announced heavy tariffs on countries around the world, Michigan Democrats are taking aim at the harms that those tariffs have had on the state.

“We are one year into President Trump’s tariffs regime, and it’s been a year of rising costs for working families,” U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Ann Arbor) said in a press conference hosted by Defend America Action on Thursday morning. …

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