A Michigan lawmaker drew an exasperated reaction from her MSNBC host on Sunday as she detailed the fallout from President Donald Trump's trade war with Canada — leaving him to declare, "a pox on the federal government!"

Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-MI) walked through the many ways Trump's 50 percent tariffs on America's northern neighbor have hurt and angered voters in her state, leaving MS NOW host Eugene Daniels fuming. Dingell, whose district includes Ann Arbor and who has long focused on auto-industry issues in a state where vehicle manufacturing remains a cornerstone of the economy, has been one of Congress's most vocal voices on Canada-U.S. trade ties.

"There are real economic consequences, but they're national security consequences, too," Dingell said. "And we need to be worried about those."

Dingell then turned to the data. She noted that 500,000 U.S. jobs depend on building parts that go into Canadian vehicles, and that the number of Canadian visitors to the U.S. has sunk 25 percent under Trump — falling from 39 million in 2024 to 29 million in 2025. The cross-border auto supply chain is deeply integrated, with vehicle components routinely crossing the border multiple times before a finished car rolls off an assembly line — a structure that makes the industry especially exposed to tariffs applied at each crossing.

Michigan households pay roughly $5,600 a month in Trump tariffs, according to an Axios report this week, the highest figure of any state in the nation, Dingell told Daniels.

Daniels was stunned.

"If it was just tariffs that Michiganders had to worry about, it'd be one thing," he said. "But it's tariffs, it's gas, it's beef, it's fertilizer, it's diesel. Like, it's all of the things that people use to live their lives."

Daniels argued that these problems have put Republicans in "dangerous territory" ahead of the 2028 presidential election — and Dingell agreed. Michigan has long been a presidential battleground state, narrowly decided in recent cycles, making voter frustration over pocketbook issues there a particular concern for both parties.

She pointed to a recent appearance at a local parade, where outraged Michigan residents urged her to "protect Canada."

"People were screaming," Dingell said. "It really struck me... People are mad."

Dingell then shared the story of a union worker who holds three jobs and still cannot afford gas.

"Three jobs?" Daniels replied. "That is insane... it is a pox on the federal government!"