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SUPPORTERS, PROTESTERS GATHER TO MARK TRUMP’S 100TH DAY BY MARIA ALLARD AND NICK POWERS allard@candgnews.com, npowers@candgnews.com
Editor’s note: While your local newspaper was denied credentials to cover the president’s remarks at Macomb Community College on April 29, our team of journalists spoke to those outside of the event who came to applaud or protest the first 100 days of his second nonconsecutive term. Here is what they had to say.
WARREN — Tien Tran, a resident of Fullerton, California, traveled from the West Coast to Warren to see President Donald Trump April 29 at the South Campus of Macomb Community College in Warren. Trump, elected to his second term last November, held a rally at the local college to observe his first 100 days in office that has centered around tariffs, the Department of Government Efficiency, illegal immigration, securing the border and the possible dismantlement of the U.S. Department of Education.
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WARREN — A group is hoping to let voters decide the fate of Warren’s recently updated ordinance on marijuana dispensaries. The group “Warren Citizens for Common Sense” filed a petition that netted 3,200 signatures to the city’s clerk, according to a press release from the group. The signatures would still need to be approved by the clerk’s office within 14 days of the submission in order for the proposal to make the Aug. 5 ballot. The signatures were submitted on April 29, which was the deadline for that election. Joe Munem, who is representing the group, described it as a ballot initiative driven by “businesspeople and residents.” In a press release from the group, its treasurer, Chris Shafou, said the initiative stands out from others around the state. “While there have been multiple ballot questions around Michigan where voters were asked to approve recreational cannabis facilities in their community, we think
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TOP: Tien Tran joins other supporters of President Donald Trump for a rally to mark the first 100 days of his second term on April 29 at the South Campus of Macomb Community College in Warren. Tran, 59, traveled from his home in Fullerton, California, for the event. BOTTOM: A demonstrator dressed in a costume from television’s “The Handmaid’s Tale” took part in a rally outside of President Donald Trump’s event. Photos by Patricia O’Blenes
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