PODCASTS:
Jan. 13, 2026 ~ Chris Renwick, Lloyd Jackson, and Jamie Edmonds welcomed Jason Roe, political and communications strategist at Roe Strategic. He discussed the president’s Michigan visit and the state’s political importance.
Jan. 13, 2026 ~ Chris Renwick, Lloyd Jackson, and Jamie Edmonds spoke with Kush Desai, White House deputy press secretary. They discussed the president’s Detroit visit, economic policies, tariffs, and the auto industry.
Jan. 13, 2026 ~ Dave Dulio, director of the Center for Civic Engagement and Political Science Professor at Oakland University, joins Kevin Dietz to discuss President Donald Trump‘s visit to Michigan, and what that means for the midterms.
DETROIT ~ President Donald Trump is set to visit Detroit on Tuesday to tour a Ford Motor Co. factory and likely try to tout his efforts to grow manufacturing.
His visit will also include a speech at the Detroit Economic Club in the afternoon, the same week the Detroit Auto Show kicks off. Trump’s speech also comes at a time when the country continues to disapprove of the economy under the president during his first year, with a recent poll from Detroit News and WDIV-TV finding that 64% of Michigan respondents saw their household costs increase over the past year, particularly with food and groceries. This poll also said that 48% of respondents see Trump’s economic policies as weakening the national economy, with 38% said they have made it stronger.
In the 2024 election, Trump won the state of Michigan with 49.7% of the vote.
