The White House approved Michigan’s request for an emergency declaration Saturday, after a week of contentious public feuding between President Trump and the state's governor
The White House approved Michigan’s request for an emergency declaration Saturday, after a week of contentious public feuding between President Donald Trump and the state's governor over measures to combat the coronavirus.
“What I’ve gotten back is that vendors with whom we’ve procured contracts — they’re being told not to send stuff to Michigan,” Whitmer told Detroit’s WWJ 950. “It’s really concerning. I reached out to the White House last night and asked for a phone call with the president, ironically at the time this stuff was going on.”the DPA later Friday following escalating public criticism of General Motors, after the White House and company failed to reach a deal to build ventilators.
Trump ignited the war of words with Whitmer on Tuesday after she called on the federal government to provide more support during an MSNBC interview.
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