It sounds as if President Donald Trump plans to make a visit to Michigan sometime before the Nov. 3 midterm elections, though there are no details — as in none — at present.
On Monday, Oct. 5, Trump told reporters as he prepared to go to Nebraska for a campaign event that he expected to go to Michigan "in a week and a half," according to a press pool report.
Neither Trump nor the White House offered any more specifics about a visit.
Trump has been in the middle of a series of visits to various states ahead of the midterm elections, including those to Ohio and Texas. In Michigan, Republicans are trying to flip a Democratic-held U.S. Senate seat, with former U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers, who Trump has endorsed, facing Democratic nominee Abdul El-Sayed.
The winner will replace U.S. Sen. Gary Peters, who is retiring. Republicans also are hoping to flip the governor's seat, with U.S. Rep. John James of Shelby Township facing Democratic Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson in that race to replace term-limited Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.
What's not entirely clear is how much a visit by Trump will help. His job approval numbers have been near or at record lowswith gas and diesel prices high and Trump continuing to fight an unpopular war with Iran.
Earlier on Oct. 5, the Michigan Democratic Party announced that former President Barack Obama will be holding a Get-Out-the-Vote rally with that party's candidates in Detroit on Saturday, Oct. 24.
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This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Trump says he'll be back in Michigan ahead of midterms
