EXCERPT:
TRUMP: “For decades, Selfridge Air National Guard base has stood as a crucial pillar of North American air defense. Just 20 miles north of Detroit, where you’re going to have a lot of car factories opening very soon, by the way, I might add. With access to the largest military airspace complex east of the Mississippi, Selfridge is tightly integrated with the National All-Domain Warfighting Center. This airfield saw its first military Takeoff all the way back in 1917. Can you believe that? Wow. Wouldn’t that have been a shame to close this great history for something else that wouldn’t be as good? The Tuskegee Airmen trained here during World War II and generations of Michigan patriots have served here with great distinction. Unfortunately, that proud legacy was put at risk by the retirement of the key aircraft based here, in particular, the A-10 Thunderbolt II Warthog, which I hear is an incredible plane. I hear it’s an incredible plane.”