Whitmer Lays Out Priorities for Michigan at Detroit Auto Show

The governor suggested the state Legislature and the Canadian government ’take on China together.’

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer sits in a vehicle during the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Mich., on Jan. 15, 2019. Rebecca Cook/Reuters

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer delivered a lengthy speech at the Detroit Auto Show on Jan. 15 that sounded much like a State of the State address.

In a preamble to her remarks, Whitmer’s staff wrote that the speech was timed to precede President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration next week. Her speech was billed as a commonsense path forward for Michigan.