Trump to host Michigan rally celebrating 100 days of presidency

President Donald Trump will return to Michigan next week to mark the 100th day of his second term with a campaign-style rally in Macomb County, a key region that helped secure his victory in the 2024 election.

The White House confirmed the event will take place on Tuesday, April 29, at a venue in the Detroit-area county. Macomb, a longtime Republican stronghold, was critical to Trump’s success in flipping Michigan back into the GOP column after a narrow loss in 2020.

“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!” White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt announced on social media.

The rally will be Trump's first large-scale political event since his January inauguration, aside from brief official visits to disaster areas and a planned trip to Rome for the funeral of Pope Francis later this week.

Michigan has remained in the political spotlight, both for Trump’s campaign activity and for his interactions with the state’s Democratic leadership. Earlier this month, Trump met with Governor Gretchen Whitmer at the White House, where the two discussed trade and manufacturing, particularly the impact of recently introduced tariffs on foreign auto parts and vehicles.

Although Whitmer had sought a private meeting, she was unexpectedly ushered into a televised Oval Office event during which Trump signed an executive order related to tariffs and launched a Justice Department inquiry into past administration officials. A photo from the event showed Whitmer shielding her face from the press.

Whitmer later clarified that her presence did not imply support for the president’s actions that day. Still, she acknowledged areas of common ground, including boosting U.S. manufacturing and preserving key defense installations in Michigan, such as Selfridge Air National Guard Base in Macomb County.

During the Oval Office meeting, Trump publicly pledged to support Selfridge, saying, “I think we’re going to be successful, Governor. I think we’ll be very successful there.”

The governor has long pushed for a new fighter mission at the base as the aging A-10 aircraft are phased out. Her office has not confirmed whether she will attend Trump’s Michigan rally, stating only that “we don’t have anything to share at this time.”

The 100-day milestone rally comes at a moment of renewed attention to Trump’s domestic agenda, including his controversial tariff strategy and executive orders on education and digital asset regulation. The White House has framed the rally as both a celebration of progress and a launchpad for upcoming policy pushes.