Rogers calls for end to U.S.-Canada tariff dispute

Republican Senate nominee Mike Rogers called for an end to the U.S.-Canada tariff dispute in a campaign ad posted Wednesday, saying Canada is not Michigan’s enemy and that he would work across party lines to lower prices. The appeal marks a departure from his earlier support for tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump, though the sources do not establish that ending the dispute would reduce costs or resolve trade tensions. In the ad and an accompanying social-media post, Rogers said the tariff war should end immediately. He presented the proposal as a way to ease costs for consumers and businesses and said bringing both parties together to lower prices would be his priority in the Senate. The ad does not mention Trump by name. Rogers, a Republican seeking Michigan’s open Senate seat, is competing against Democrat Abdul ElSayed. The reports describe the contest as close, but do not provide comparable polling figures or details about polling dates and methods. The call for a change in trade policy contrasts with Rogers’s earlier public remarks.