Overview

• This marks Whitmer’s third White House visit this year, underscoring an uncommon bipartisan engagement between a Democratic governor and the Republican president.
• Whitmer urged exemptions from Trump’s 25% auto tariffs and retaliatory levies from Canada and Mexico to ease cost pressures on Michigan’s key manufacturing sector.
• She pressed for extended transition periods on the Insurance Provider Assessment changes in the new domestic policy law to maintain stability in state Medicaid funding.
• The governor discussed potential federal investment in Genesee County’s 1,300-acre manufacturing site as a hub for job creation in advanced industries.
• Whitmer’s diplomatic approach follows prior wins securing $50 million in storm relief plus a new F-15EX mission at Selfridge Air National Guard Base under the same bipartisan strategy.