Trump to speak at the National Guard Association's annual conference in Detroit next week

Former President Donald Trump will address officers in the National Guard next week, at the National Guard Association's annual conference in Detroit, his campaign confirmed Thursday.

The conference will feature at least 4,000 guard officers and other guests, and will take place at Detroit's Huntington Place convention center. Trump previously spoke at the convention in 2016.

“Members of the National Guard are more than defenders of democracy, we’re all participants,” retired Maj. Gen. Francis M. McGinn, the association's president, said in a news release.

“We want to know how the next administration will support the National Guard and whether the Guard will continue its prominent role in the National Defense Strategy," he continued. "We’re looking forward to hearing what President Trump has to say."

Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic nominee for president, was also invited to speak at the conference but her campaign has not publicly responded to the invitation so far. 

Misty Severi is an evening news reporter for Just The News. You can follow her on X for more coverage.