Gretchen Whitmer met with President Donald Trump at the White House on Tuesday to discuss tariffs, Medicaid and the state’s unfilled “megasite” in Genesee County. “I told him and his team about the impact tariffs are having on Michigan’s economy,

Democratic Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is trying to use her recent positive relationship with President Donald Trump to get some breaks for her state — on both tariffs and Medicaid changes.

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer continues to have President Donald Trump’s ear and met with him in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday to discuss the impact in Michigan of tariffs and cuts to Medicaid in the latest federal budget.