From New York Times, I'm Michael Bobarrow. This is the Daily.

President Trump's tariffs have terrified stock markets, business owners, and anyone with a 401k,

and raised the question of whether his approach to trade is becoming a major political liability.

For voters in Michigan, the answer to that question is not so simple.

Today, my colleague Astead Herndon explains what he found on the ground in Michigan

and what it reveals about the dilemma that tariffs now pose for Democrats.

It's Friday, April 18th.

Stead.

Welcome back.

Thank you.

I love being here.

You know, the last time you were on the show... Yes.

...was election night itself.

Yes. The live Nate Cone call of the election, we'll never forget.

You were very memorable yourself.

And what made you, I think, such a tremendous asset and colleague to have in the campaign

was the fact that you were traveling the United States talking to voters, a lot of them

Trump voters, and seeing things in a very clear way.

And ever since you have been waiting for the right moment to return to a lot of

those voters and follow up with them, basically figure out what they make of his presidency so far.

So why this moment? Well, I think that I wanted there to be some time for things to set in.

And I have had the experience before of the year after an election,

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