Plans to construct a semiconductor manufacturing plant in Michigan have been canceled. Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer attributed this to "massive economic uncertainty" linked to rising tariffs. The California-based company Sandisk Corp. was considering a site that could have generated 9,400 jobs. Political responses emerged, with Democrats blaming Trump's economic policies for the job loss while the Trump administration touted successes in Texas and Arizona for semiconductor development. Whitmer pointed to chaos in national trade policy as a contributing factor to the decision.
"Their board came to this decision amid national economic turmoil, which is at risk of worsening amid threats of even higher tariffs," Whitmer said in a statement.
"Trump's abandonment of long-term investments and chaotic tariff practices are not only raising costs, they just killed 10,000 good-paying jobs," said U.S. Rep. Kristen McDonald Rivet.
The Trump administration is using tariffs and other tactics to bring manufacturing in critical areas like semiconductors back to the U.S., White House spokesperson Kush Desai said.
Plans to build a semiconductor manufacturing plant in Michigan have fallen through and Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said Wednesday that "massive economic uncertainty" is to blame.
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