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,

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.

According to the American Hospital Association, Trump’s tax bill will result in 1.8 million people in rural communities losing their Medicaid coverage by 2034. In other words, rural hospitals and clinics nationwide would see a $50.4 billion reduction in federal Medicaid spending over the next decade.