Oprah, Kamala Harris Coming To Detroit Area For Campaign Event This Week

MICHIGAN — Vice President and presidential candidate Kamala Harris will be somewhere in the Detroit area Thursday for a campaign event, according to campaign officials.

Media icon Oprah Winfrey is expected to join Harris for a livestreamed rally called “United for America 2024” at 8 p.m. Thursday, according to campaign officials.

The event will be livestreamed across multiple platforms, including YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, and Twitch platforms, and roughly 400 local voters will be invited to attend the discussion in person, according to The Michigan Chronicle, who first reported the online event.

"What is essential to me is getting people motivated to vote, and ensuring everyone makes a plan not only for themselves, but for their families and friends," Winfrey said in a statement.

Campaign officials have not disclosed the exact Detroit area location where the event is being held.

The campaign stop will Harris' first Michigan event since Labor Day when she spoke to a group of union leaders and workers in Detroit.

Former President Donald Trump was at the Dort Financial Center in Flint Tuesday night when he took questions from a live audience. He mostly talked about the economy and the car manufacturing industry.