GRAND RAPIDS, MI (MPRN)-- President Donald Trump revved up his supporters in Grand Rapids Thursday night on issues ranging from the Mueller investigation to health care to immigration.
It was a homecoming for President Trump.
Trump won the 2016 election because Michigan – along with other states that were a part of the so-called “Blue Wall” – gave their electoral votes to the Republican instead.
“You were with me. I won’t forget it and you will be very proud, looking back, that you did it. Thank you,” he said.
Trump also said he’s going to put $300 million into the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative.
“I support the Great Lakes. Always have. They’re beautiful, they’re big. Very deep. Record deepness, right?”
The claim is directly at odds with the Trump administration’s proposed budget. That budget proposal includes a steep cut to the initiative – the third time Trump has recommended the cut. The move was criticized by Democrats and Republicans.
He spoke to the crowd for more than an hour. Trump promised to bring auto jobs back to the state and reduce the costs of prescription drugs.
Michigan is shaping up to be a key battleground state in 2020. Multiple Democratic candidates for president have already visited the state, with more scheduled to come.