DETROIT (Michigan News Source) – President Donald Trump’s visit to Michigan on Tuesday appeared to be two-fold: touting his administration’s economic advancements during the one year he’s been in office, and looking ahead to the 2026 midterms.

“Trump economic boom.”

Trump spoke for about an hour in front of the Detroit Economic Club on Tuesday afternoon. “The results are in, and the Trump economic boom has officially begun,” the president said at the MotorCity Casino in front of the Detroit Economic Club. He boasted about his administrations “historic use of tariffs.”

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“U.S. auto factories are now seeing more than $70 billion in new investments,” Trump said, referencing the rollback of Biden-era incentives for the production and purchase of electric vehicles (EVs).

In addition, Trump visited the factory floor of a Ford plant in Dearborn and chatted with workers as he toured where the automaker produces the F-150. Last month, Ford scrapped plans to make an electric F-150 despite pouring billions of dollars into the plans under President Joe Biden and Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s push for zero carbon emissions and green initiatives.

Trade agreement considerations.

During the tour, Trump hinted that a major North American trade agreement he negotiated during his first term is now irrelevant. The United States-Mexico-Canada (USMCA) trade pact is up for review this year.

That tracks with what Americans have seen during Trump’s first year of his second term. The focus on securing America’s borders, arresting and deporting illegal aliens, taking on foreign leaders and policies who do not mesh with U.S. values, and rooting out fraud have dominated news headlines. And the midterm elections in November which will determine every U.S. House seat, some U.S. Senate seats, and Michigan’s leaders from the top down are of great importance to Trump. He referenced his 2024 victory and that the momentum must continue.

“We won all seven swing states,” Trump said, referring to his 2024 presidential win. “We won the electoral college 312 to 226. We won the popular vote by millions.”

Trump last visited Michigan in April 2025 when he visited Selfridge Air National Guard Base.