{"id":2678312,"date":"2026-10-07T20:53:59","date_gmt":"2026-10-08T00:53:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-senate-candidate-mike-rogers-runs-ad-opposing-a-signature-trump-policy\/"},"modified":"2026-10-07T20:57:53","modified_gmt":"2026-10-08T00:57:53","slug":"republican-senate-candidate-mike-rogers-runs-ad-opposing-a-signature-trump-policy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-senate-candidate-mike-rogers-runs-ad-opposing-a-signature-trump-policy\/","title":{"rendered":"Republican Senate Candidate Mike Rogers Runs Ad Opposing a Signature Trump Policy"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frepublican-senate-candidate-mike-rogers-runs-ad-opposing-a-signature-trump-policy%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2678312&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>This article discusses Michigan Senate candidate Mike Rogers&#8217; recent campaign advertisement, which emphasizes ending the ongoing trade dispute with Canada to appeal to swing voters. Rogers, who narrowly lost his 2024 Senate bid, posted a video stating that prices are too high and that Canada is not an enemy, calling for an end to the tariff war to lower costs for Michigan families. In the ad, rogers mentions working with Democrats to resolve tariffs and criticizes his opponent Abdul El-Sayed for proposing what he claims would be the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-do-the-rich-really-pay-no-taxes\/\" title=\"Fact Check: Do The Rich Really Pay No Taxes?\">largest tax increase<\/a> in history. The trade tensions stem from tariffs imposed by President Trump on Canadian goods,leading to reciprocal tariffs from Canada and increased tensions involving the European Union. Trump responded to Rogers&#8217; ad by suggesting it indicates Rogers supports making a deal with Canada. The dispute has broader implications, with the European Union considering adding Canada as an associate member and threats of increased tariffs on Europe. The article provides context on the trade conflict,including tariffs on American and Canadian goods,and Trump&#8217;s statements about future tariff increases and trade policies.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers ran an advertisement on Wednesday that seemed to distance himself from President Donald Trump\u2019s current trade spat with Canada to court swing voters in his upcoming election in Michigan.<\/p>\n<p>Rogers, who narrowly lost his bid for the U.S. Senate back in 2024, posted the ad to social media and wrote, \u201cPrices are too high and Canada is not our enemy. We need to end the tariff war \u2014 now. In the Senate, I\u2019ll bring both parties together to lower costs and put Michigan families first.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In the video, Rogers said that drinking beer and watching hockey are Michigan mainstays, adding that he will work with Democrats to end the current tariff dispute.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Prices are too high and Canada is not our enemy. We need to end the tariff war \u2014 now.<\/p>\n<p>In the Senate, I\u2019ll bring both parties together to lower costs and put Michigan families first. https:\/\/t.co\/D5DLkBBdpn<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mike Rogers (@MikeRogersForMI) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MikeRogersForMI\/status\/2107817908239802696?\">October 7, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe need to end this tariff war \u2014 now,\u201d Rogers said. \u201cAs Michigan\u2019s senator, I\u2019ll bring both parties together to lower your prices. That\u2019s job number one.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He then addressed his Democratic opponent Abdul El-Sayed, accusing the Democrat of wanting to \u201chit Michigan families with a $3,000 tax increase,\u201d calling it the \u201cbiggest in history.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rogers is referring to a back-and-forth tariff and trade spat that saw Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-says-dont-need-canada-sets-deadline-big-economic-changes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">push<\/a> punitive tariffs against Canada back in August, accusing the country of profiting off America by using unfair trade practices.<\/p>\n<p>Canada quickly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/canada-announces-major-retaliatory-measures-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">responded<\/a> with its own list of retaliatory tariffs by matching \u201cthe United States\u2019 tariffs, dollar for dollar, rate for rate.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This caused Trump to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-announces-massive-deal-replace-crucial-import-canada-substantially-lower-price-works\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">seek<\/a> alternative resources from other countries and led him to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-giving-serious-consideration-changing-name-lake-ontario-lake-america\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">rename<\/a> Lake Ontario to Lake America, adding on social media that \u201cwe don\u2019t expect to be doing much business with Ontario any longer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn January First, 2027, Tariffs on all Cars, Trucks, both large and small, Automotive Parts, and Steel, will be increased to 50%,\u201d he proclaimed. \u201cBuild in the U.S. and there are ZERO TARIFFS. Canada will be treated like a State no longer! On Trade, and in other ways, also, they are among the worst Nations in the World to deal with. They feel entitled, and yet, WE DON\u2019T NEED CANADA, THEY NEED US! They do 95% of their business with the U.S., with us, the exact opposite!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. tariffs will cover $20 billion in Canadian goods, including wine, hockey sticks, cement, and more.<\/p>\n<p>The commander-in-chief responded to Rogers\u2019 ad while speaking with reporters in the Oval Office on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI viewed it as though he wanted Canada to make a deal,\u201d Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/video\/2026\/10\/07\/trump-responds-to-mike-rogers-ad-calling-for-end-of-trade-war-with-canada.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">replied<\/a>. \u201cI viewed him as saying that he thinks Canada should make a deal.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The European Union also got involved in the dispute last month after European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said they were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/european-union-chief-seeks-add-canada-unprecedented-shot-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">considering<\/a> adding Canada as an \u201cassociate member.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Trump called the idea \u201claughable\u201d and said, \u201cIf they do that, if I think it\u2019s at all a hostile act, I will put very serious tariffs or stop trading with Europe, on many things.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added, \u201cIf it\u2019s a good intention, that\u2019s fine. 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