Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D-MI) initially declined President Donald Trump's request to speak but later thanked the president for his support in recapitalizing the base on the 100th day of his second administration.

Republican President Donald Trump landed in Michigan on Tuesday and shared a podium with a longtime antagonist, Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, as they appeared together to announce a new fighter jet mission being placed at an Air National Guard base outside Detroit and ease fears that the installation could close.