MIKE COX: Michigan Needs Trump-Style Governance
In his first 100 days back in office, President Trump didn’t hesitate.
He went straight to work — cutting through bureaucracy, challenging the DEI-industrial complex, confronting ideological capture in higher education, and setting a bold vision rooted in merit, freedom, and American strength. These weren’t gestures. They were actions.
Actions Michigan should be taking, too.
Because while the White House is delivering results, President Trump can’t do it alone. With a razor-thin majority in Congress and allies leaving the Hill to run for office elsewhere, it’s more important than ever for the states to step up and reinforce the America First agenda from the ground up.
Michigan should be leading that charge—not lagging behind.
But after nearly 2,300 days under Governor Whitmer, here’s where we stand: higher taxes, a shrinking population, businesses relocating, and public education driven more by union priorities than student success. State government has grown—but opportunity hasn’t.
