Trump Celebrates 100 Days In Office, Says ‘Nothing Will Stop Me’

• Holds campaign-style event in Michigan
• Slams Democrats, ‘communist’ judges

President Donald Trump has celebrated his 100th day in office with a campaign-style rally in Michigan and an attack on “communist radical left judges” for trying to seize his power.

Trump, who warned that “Nothing will stop me”, also served up the chilling spectacle of a video of Venezuelan immigrants sent from the US to a notorious prison in El Salvador, accompanied by Hollywood-style music and roars of approval from the crowd.

Reports said the President’s choice of Michigan was a recognition not only of how the battleground state helped propel him to victory over Vice-President Kamala Harris in last November’s election, but its status as a potential beneficiary of a tariffs policy which, he claims, will revive US manufacturing.

However, the cavernous sports and expo centre in the city of Warren, near Detroit, was only half full for the rally, and a steady stream of people left before the end of what reports described as “his disjointed and meandering 89-minute address.”

In his remarks, President Trump declared; “We’re here tonight in the heartland of our nation to celebrate the most successful first 100 days of any administration in the history of our country!”, adding; “In 100 days, we have delivered the most profound change in Washington in nearly 100 years.”

In the middle of his speech, Trump, who is the 45th and 47th President, falsely accused the previous administration of engineering massive border invasion and allowing gangs, cartels and terrorists to infiltrate communities.

Further taking a swipe at opponents of his administration, Trump said; “Democrats have vowed mass invasion and mass migration. We are delivering mass deportation.”

He also defended his use of the Alien Enemies Act, a 1798 wartime authority that allows the president to detain or deport the citizens of an enemy nation, to expel foreign terrorist from the US as quickly as possible.

While aiming at the courts that have blocked many of his moves during the first 100 days, President Trump said; “We cannot allow a handful of communist, radical-left judges to obstruct the enforcement of our laws and assume the duties that belong solely to the president of the United States.”

Speaking with evident frustration, he said; “Judges are trying to take away the power given to the president to keep our country safe. It’s not a good thing, but I hope for the sake of our country that the supreme court is going to save this, because we have to do something.

“These people are just looking to destroy our country. Nothing will stop me in the mission to keep America safe again.”

Interestingly, Trump encouraged the crowd to watch big screens that showed mainly Venezuelan alleged gang members deported from the US arriving last month in El Salvador and having their heads shaved or being manhandled by guards.

The video, originally shared by El Salvador’s authoritarian President Nayib Bukele, was accompanied by moody music reminiscent of a thriller. Once it was over the big screens offered the simple message, “100 days of greatness”, while the crowd cheered raucously and broke into chants of: “USA! USA! USA!”

The arena was surrounded by banners that read, “Investing in America”, “Jobs! Jobs! Jobs!”, “The Golden Age”, “Buy American, Hire American” and “The American Dream is Back”. Trump’s supporters held signs with slogans such as: “Make America Great Again” and “Golden Age of America”. Michigan’s unemployment rate has risen for three straight months.

One person behind the president waved a “Trump 2028”, banner even though he is constitutionally barred from serving a third term. At one point Margo Martin, a White House aide, joined the President on stage and asked: “Trump 2028, anybody?” The crowd roared.

Before the rally, warm-up tracks included It’s A Man’s World by James Brown and Luciano Pavarotti, Nothing Compares 2 U by Sinéad O’Connor and YMCA by Village People. There were video clips of Elton John and the Who singing Pinball Wizard in the movie Tommy, and factory worker turned country singer Oliver Anthony performing Rich Men North of Richmond. – With The Guardian report