WAYNE COUNTY, MI – The country’s top politicians flocked to Metro Detroit on Wednesday as Vice President Kamala Harris, along with her running mate, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, held a rally in a crowded airplane hangar at Detroit Metro Airport.
About 15,000 people filled the hangar, and the crowd streamed onto the tarmac and cheered as Air Force Two arrived. Michigan Democrats, including Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan, U.S. Representatives Elissa Slotkin, Debbie Dingell and Shri Thanedar, and U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow, along with Governor Gretchen Whitmer and Lieutenant Governor Garlin Gilchrist, greeted Harris and her vice president.
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Before a raucous crowd, the candidates highlighted their own accomplishments and criticized their opponents – former President Donald Trump and his running mate JD Vance, who appeared in the suburb of Sterling Heights on Wednesday morning. A group of pro-Palestinian protesters briefly interrupted the vice president before they were removed.
MLive’s photojournalists were on hand to capture the entire spectacle of the fly-in visit. Check out some of our favorite photos below, or click on the gallery above to see more.
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Governor Tim Walz arrive during a rally aboard Air Force Two at Detroit Wayne County Metropolitan Airport in Romulus, Michigan, Wednesday, August 7, 2024.Jacob Hamilton | MLive.com
U.S. Rep. Dan Kildee (D-Flint Twp) speaks during a Kamala Harris and Tim Walz rally at the Detroit Wayne County Metropolitan Airport in Romulus, Michigan, Wednesday, August 7, 2024.Jacob Hamilton | MLive.com
Sherlynn James dances on the tarmac in front of the hangar where Kamala Harris and Tim Walz held a rally at Detroit Wayne County Metropolitan Airport in Romulus, Michigan, Wednesday, August 7, 2024.Jacob Hamilton | MLive.com
Attendees wave signs as Kamala Harris speaks during a rally with Tim Walz at the Detroit Wayne County Metropolitan Airport in Romulus, Michigan, Wednesday, August 7, 2024.Jacob Hamilton | MLive.com
Tim Walz speaks during a rally with Kamala Harris at the Detroit Wayne County Metropolitan Airport in Romulus, Michigan, Wednesday, August 7, 2024.Jacob Hamilton | MLive.com
Kamala Harris arrives during a rally with Tim Walz at Detroit Wayne County Metropolitan Airport in Romulus, Michigan, Wednesday, August 7, 2024.Jacob Hamilton | MLive.com
Kamala Harris speaks during a rally with Tim Walz at the Detroit Wayne County Metropolitan Airport in Romulus, Michigan, Wednesday, August 7, 2024.Jacob Hamilton | MLive.com
Outgoing U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow introduces the Democratic candidate for her Senate seat, U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin, during a rally hosted by Kamala Harris and Tim Walz at Detroit Wayne County Metropolitan Airport in Romulus, Michigan, Wednesday, August 7, 2024.Jacob Hamilton | MLive.com
From left, U.S. Representative Alyssa Slotkin, Senator Debbie Stabenow, Vice President Kamala Harris, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer and Lt. Governor Garlin Gilchrist pose during a rally hosted by Kamala Harris and Tim Walz at Detroit Wayne County Metropolitan Airport in Romulus, Michigan, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024.Jacob Hamilton | MLive.com
Tim Walz waves to attendees as he departs following a rally hosted by Kamala Harris and Tim Walz at Detroit Wayne County Metropolitan Airport in Romulus, Michigan, Wednesday, August 7, 2024.Jacob Hamilton | MLive.com
