GOP strategist defends Trump's Detroit attacks and sarcastically labels city 'utopia'

A Republican strategist on Friday defended former President Donald Trump's attacks on Detroit, saying the MAGA leader "was just being honest" — and sarcastically called the city a "utopia" when fellow CNN panelists pushed back.

On Thursday, Trump trashed the city during an event in the city, threatening that if Vice President Kamala Harris is elected, “Our whole country will end up being like Detroit.”

Trump's remarks came during an event at the Detroit Economic Club, adding: "We’re a developing nation too.