Trump Making Campaign Stop In MI Thursday

POTTERVILLE, MI — Former President Donald Trump is making a campaign stop in Michigan Thursday, according to campaign officials.

Trump is expected to speak about the economy, inflation and manufacturing at Alro Steel in Potterville at 3:30 p.m. Thursday afternoon, according to campaign officials.

Potterville is in Eaton County, just southwest of Lansing.

"For nearly four years, the Harris-Biden economic policies have put unnecessary stress and pressure on Michigan families," the Trump campaign said in a statement. "President Trump knows that Michiganders can't afford another four years of leadership that frivolously spends our hard-earned money."

Vice President Kamala Harris is expected to make a campaign stop in Detroit on Labor Day. That visit comes as part of a "Labor Day blitz," which will focus on workers and unions across multiple swing states.

In 2020, President Joe Biden won Michigan by about 147,000 votes, or 3 percentage points (51 percent to 48 percent) over Trump. But Trump won Michigan in 2016 when he narrowly beat Democrat Hillary Clinton 10,704 votes or 47.5 percent to 47.3 percent. It was also the first time a Republican nominee had won Michigan since George H.W. Bush in 1988.