Overview
- Ford said it will welcome the president to the Dearborn Rouge Center where F-150 pickups are built.
- The day trip, timed to the Detroit Auto Show, includes a factory tour and a Detroit Economic Club speech at MotorCity Casino's Sound Board.
- The trip is framed as a push to promote U.S. manufacturing and to address worries about jobs and prices.
- AP reports the administration cut EV targets, ended EV tax credits and proposed weaker emissions rules, which it says influenced Ford's decision to scrap an electric F-150.
- Michigan Democrats criticized the visit, with party chair Curtis Hertel calling it a billionaire-first agenda.