Former President Trump to discuss crime, safety during his 5th Michigan visit of 2024
HOWELL, Mich. (WWMT) — Former President Donald Trump is slated to discuss crime and safety during a press conference at the Livingston County Sheriff's Office Tuesday afternoon.
This marks the Republican nominee's fifth visit to the Great Lakes State since February, following visits in Waterford, Grand Rapids and Detroit.
News Channel 3 plans to livestream Tuesday's press conference starting at 3 p.m.
Trump's visit to Michigan comes nearly a week after his running mate, Sen. JD Vance (R - Ohio), made a solo stop in Byron Center on Aug. 14.
Vance used his time behind the podium to take jabs at Democratic hopeful Kamala Harris, calling her campaign "fake."
He also centered his speech around border policies Harris has supported, including catch and release, claiming the policies have directly put the American people in danger.
"She let in millions of illegal aliens; it make our communities less safe," Vance said. "Kamala Harris turned border patrol into a travel agency for violent criminals and free loaders and free loaders from around the world."
On the other side of the aisle, Harris and her running mate, Gov. Tim Walz (D - Minnesota) discussed reproductive rights, the economy and more during one of their first joint rallies in Michigan on Aug. 8.
"The election will be a fight, we like a good fight," Harris said. "When you know what you stand for, you know what you fight for and we know what we stand for."
The pair also showed their support for organized labor, saying "we're all in this together."
“We have fun doing hard work, because we know what we stand for,” Harris said. "When you know what you stand for, you know what to fight for. We know what we stand for, and we stand for the people and we stand for the dignity of work, and we stand for freedom. We stand for justice. We stand for equality."
As of Tuesday, Harris holds a slight lead over Trump in terms of favorability, according to aPew Research Centerreport released Wednesday that surveyed about 9,201 adults, including 7,569 registered voters.
About 44% of voters have a positive opinion about Harris, an 8 percentage point increase since May, according to the report.
Another 42% of voters have a positive opinion about Trump, an estimated 3 percentage point jump over the last three months, the report detailed.