Trump headed to Macomb County, Michigan on April 29 to celebrate 100 days in office
Trump headed to Macomb County, Michigan on April 29 to celebrate 100 days in office
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Rev. Lorenzo Sewell, senior pastor at 180 Church in Detroit, delivered a prayer during the benediction at Donald Trump's second inauguration.
President Trump will hold a rally in Macomb County, Michigan, on April 29, 2025.
The rally is intended to celebrate the first 100 days of his second term.
Trump's visit comes amid declining job approval ratings and concerns over his trade policies, particularly tariffs affecting the auto industry.
President Donald Trump will make his first visit to Michigan of his second term in office on Tuesday, April 29, as he heads to Macomb County for a rally.
Trump is expected to make the stop in metro Detroit to commemorate the passing of the first 100 days into his second term, which comes on April 30. Trump was inaugurated on Jan. 20.
No other details about the event, including the time, venue or public availability of tickets were immediately available.
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed the visit on social media platform X, with a statement saying, "President Trump is excited to return to the great state of Michigan next Tuesday, where he will rally in Macomb County to celebrate the FIRST 100 DAYS!"
U.S. Rep. John James, R-Shelby Township, whose district includes much of southern Macomb County also posted about the visit on X, saying, "Macomb County is honored to welcome President @realDonaldTrump back to MICHIGAN to celebrate the first 100 days of America's New Golden Age."
Macomb County is honored to welcome President @realDonaldTrump back to MICHIGAN to celebrate the first 100 days of America's New Golden Age.
Together, we will Make Michigan Great Again. 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/Hs1GDXj1cy — John James (@JohnJamesMI) April 23, 2025
"Together, we will Make Michigan Great Again," said James, who is running for the Republican nomination for governor next year. James' post included a photo of him and the president together.
The Detroit News first reported the presidential visit on Wednesday evening ahead of Leavitt's and James' postings, citing Republican sources.
The visit will be the first by Trump since beginning his second, nonconsecutive term, as well as his first since winning Michigan in last November's election, when he defeated Democratic nominee Vice President Kamala Harris, 49.7% to 48.3%. Trump also won Michigan in 2016 en route to securing his first term in office and lost it in 2020 to Democratic former President Joe Biden.
Trump won Macomb County in all three elections and was a regular visitor throughout all three campaigns: In the 2024 race, he spent no fewer than 17 days barnstorming Michigan and held a rally in Grand Rapids just ahead of the balloting as he had in his other campaigns.
Trump is coming to Michigan at a time when his job approval ratings have been slipping nationally amid his pursuing an aggressive agenda to remake the federal government and institute a wide range of import tariffs on goods that have fueled worries they could spark a recession. Detroit automakers are especially worried that tariffs on autos and auto parts could result in snarling supply chains, spiking prices and tanking sales.
The president, who has also seen the stock market ride a roller-coaster of abrupt losses in recent weeks, has argued that tariffs will lead to more investment in auto manufacturing and that several automakers are already announcing plans to expand U.S. operations to avoid paying them. Trump, however, has teased the possibility of giving automakers a break on some tariffs, though no announcement to that effect has been made.
Contact Todd Spangler: tspangler@freepress.com. Follow him on X @tsspangler.
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