Trump: I will return to Michigan before the midterm elections

President Donald Trump said on Monday that he plans to return to Michigan before the November 3 midterm elections, though he gave no details on the date or venue, as Detroit Free Press reports.

During a conversation with reporters before departing for Nebraska for a campaign rally, Trump said he expects to go to Michigan “in a week and a half”, according to a White House press pool report. Neither the president nor the White House offered further details.

Michigan Republicans are trying to capture a U.S. Senate seat currently held by Democrats: former congressman Mike Rogers, whom Trump has endorsed, faces Democratic candidate Abdul El-Sayed. The seat is being vacated by retiring Senator Gary Peters. Republicans are also targeting the governorship, where Congressman John James faces Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson after Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s term ends.

The visit would come after a series of campaign trips to Ohio and Texas. It is unclear how much a Trump visit will help the Republican campaign, Detroit Free Press notes: his approval stands near record lows, with high fuel prices and the unpopular war with Iran.

On Monday, the Michigan Democratic Party announced that former President Barack Obama will hold a get-out-the-vote rally in Detroit with Democratic candidates on Saturday, October 24. Trump was last in Michigan in July, when he spoke at General Motors’ testing grounds in Milford. Trump has won Michigan twice, in 2016 and 2024, and lost it in 2020 to Joe Biden.