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Trump returns to Grand Rapids to tout his “victory” in Mueller investigation

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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.

Before becoming the newest Capitol reporter for the Michigan Public Radio Network, Cheyna Roth was an attorney. She spent her days fighting it out in court as an assistant prosecuting attorney for Ionia County. Eventually, Cheyna took her investigative and interview skills and moved on to journalism. She got her masters at Michigan State University and was a documentary filmmaker, podcaster, and freelance writer before finding her home with NPR. Very soon after joining MPRN, Cheyna started covering the 2016 presidential election, chasing after Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, and all their surrogates as they duked it out for Michigan. Cheyna also focuses on the Legislature and criminal justice issues for MPRN. Cheyna is obsessively curious, a passionate storyteller, and an occasional backpacker. Follow her on Twitter at @Cheyna_R