Mary Sheffield talks to supporters at Most Holy Trinity Catholic Academy in Corktown on Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025.

Detroit City Council president and mayoral front runner Mary Sheffield said Wednesday at a community forum for her mayoral campaign that as mayor, she would fight back against any overstepping of local authority by the Trump administration.

Sheffield’s comments came the same day Vice President J.D. Vance jokingly told a crowd of supporters in Livingston County that all Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has to do is ask for the Trump administration to send National Guardsmen to walk the streets in an effort to decrease violent crime.

While Republicans argue the presence of troops alone creates a deterrence effect, critics say there’s no evidence using the military for civilian policing

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