Donald Trump, VP running mate JD Vance to campaign in Michigan in first rally after shooting
Arpan Lobo, Detroit Free Press, 7/16/2024
President Donald Trump will return to Michigan, holding the first rally with his newly selected running mate U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance of Ohio. The rally is scheduled to take place a week after a gunman opened fire on Trump in an assassination attempt during an event in Pennsylvania.
The Trump campaign announced the former president and Vance will hold a rally in Grand Rapids on Saturday, with doors opening at 1 p.m. and the program scheduled to begin at 5 p.m. The rally, which is open to the public, will take place at Van Andel Arena in downtown Grand Rapids.
The campaign’s selection of Michigan as the first state to hold a rally with both Trump and Vance is a signal of the state’s importance in this fall’s election — Trump believes he can claim Michigan like he did in 2016, flipping it back after President Joe Biden won the state by around 154,000 votes in 2020.
Michigan is part of the so-called “Blue Wall” along with Wisconsin and Pennsylvania, as the three states are generally seen as key for any Democratic candidate in a presidential election. Trump winning any or all of the states would likely mean a victory over Biden
Thx, Liz.
God bless and keep them, and ALL attendees from harm.
Thanks for the heads up and the info, Liz.
Happy to see that the rally will be in an indoor venue.
I am so glad that the upcoming rally will be indoors. It is much easier to provide security. Trump should have many Jumbotrons outside. People know that they cannot get in after a certain time, but are happy to be with other like-minded people supporting Trump in his effort to make America great again