Before Trump arrives in Macomb, Michigan today, he received a letter from Senators Gary Peters and Elissa Slotkin saying they want to work with him

Donald Trump will be in Macomb, Michigan today to celebrate his first 100 days in office. There are numerous groups throughout Michigan and in the midwest that are planning on being there to protest his visit, especially considering all the harm his administration has caused to working class people, immigrants, those opposing the US-financed Israeli genocide in Gaza, anti-Trans policies and attacks against public education, just to name a few.

However, people might be surprised that both Michigan Senators Gary Peters and Elissa Slotkin posted a Press Release on Monday, underscoring their willingness to work with President Trump and his Administration to secure a new fighter mission at Selfridge Air National Guard Base in Macomb County. In a letter to President Trump, Peters and Slotkin expressed their appreciation of his recent commitment to base a new fighter mission at Selfridge, which builds on the long-term bipartisan efforts of Peters, Slotkin, and the Michigan delegation at-large to achieve this goal. 

So much for being an opposition party.

The letter that Slotkin and Peters sent to Trump states:

Dear President Trump, 

“We appreciate your recent commitment to base a new fighter mission at Michigan’s Selfridge Air National Guard Base. Michigan has always stepped up to defend our nation. In World War II, Detroit earned the title “Arsenal of Democracy,” by producing the tanks, airplanes, and equipment that powered the forces of freedom’s victory over fascism and tyranny. Today, that same spirit of grit and innovation lives on at Selfridge. Selfridge is the ideal location for a future fighter mission with the experienced pilots, crews and maintainers, access to world class exercises and training ranges with state-of-the-art infrastructure. As you highlighted, Selfridge has enjoyed bipartisan support from the Michigan Congressional delegation, state and local leaders and the Macomb County community to recapitalize the 107th Fighter Squadron’s A10 aircraft with an advanced fighter. Your announcement is an important step towards realizing our long-held goal and we are ready to work with you, the Department of Defense and the Air Force to identify and base a new advanced fighter mission at Selfridge.”

With all the harmful shit that the Trump Administration has initiated over the past 100 days, one might think that Senators Gary Peters and Elissa Slotkin would be sending Trump a letter of condemnation for how his policies are hurting Michiganders. Instead, the letter includes comments like, “We appreciate your recent commitment”, and “We stand ready to work closely with you and the Department of Defense to make this new mission a reality.”

Now, if people have been paying attention to where Peters and Slotkin have stood on militarism, they would know that Peters not only sits on the Armed Services Committee and has voted for every US military budget bill during his time in the Senate, along with voting in favor of US funding for Israel (Peters has received $626,444 from Pro-Israel groups).

Senator Elissa Slotkin is former CIA and has consistently voted in favor of the annual US military budget while she was a member of Congress. Elissa Slotkin was also the 14th largest recipient of campaign funding from the Military/Defense industry in the 2024 Election. 

There are two things that both Democrats and Republicans are equally committed to – the protection and perpetuation of Capitalism, and US Imperialism. This is evident in how Senators Peters and Slotkin have approached President Trump with open arms for the purpose of expanding US military operations at the Selfridge Air National Guard Base in Macomb County. I wonder if people will be protesting against Trump’s potential support for expanding US military operation in Michigan, with the help of Senators Sloktin and Peters?