Overview
- Vice President J.D. Vance visited Hatch Stamping in Howell, Michigan, to promote the administration’s economic package, repeatedly branding it the 'Working Families Tax Cut' after casting the tie‑breaking Senate vote for the bill in July.
- In his remarks, Vance said, “Gretchen, we are happy to send the National Guard to Detroit,” referencing recent Trump deployments to Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., and Memphis.
- Detroit officials have touted falling crime, and some residents told CBS Detroit they oppose bringing in the Guard, while Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers backed Vance’s offer.
- Democrats criticized the visit and the policy agenda, and Democratic members of the Senate Armed Services Committee sought clarity from the chair on the administration’s expanded National Guard mission.
- Vance also condemned the Sept. 10 assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, as security for the Howell event included Secret Service coordination with local law enforcement.