(NewsNation) — With just days to go before the election, former President Donald Trump is heading to Michigan to talk to voters in the battleground state.
Trump is in Michigan hoping to pick up voters in the “blue wall” area that could prove critical in determining the next resident of the White House.
Trump has been trailing in the latest polls, but the difference between the two candidates is well within the margin of error, making the race a toss-up.
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His team is trying to clarify comments the former president made about former Republican Rep. Liz Cheney during a hurricane relief benefit with Tucker Carlson in Arizona.
“She’s a radical war hawk,” he said. “Let’s put her with a rifle standing there with nine barrels shooting there; let’s see how she feels about it when the guns are trained on her face.”
The Trump campaign is pushing back against claims it was a threat, saying he was talking about people like her who advocate for wars they don’t fight in.
That was not how the comment was perceived, and Cheney herself responded on X.
“This is how dictators destroy free nations,” she said. “They threaten those who speak against them with death.”
In Michigan, Trump will be meeting with business owners in Dearborn, Michigan, an area with a large Arab American community.
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Many have objected to the Biden-Harris administration’s handling of the war in Gaza, sparking a movement during the primary to vote for uncommitted delegates not committed to President Joe Biden.
Though Biden later stepped down from the ticket and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic nominee, many in the Arab and Muslim communities have said they will not be voting or will be voting for third-party candidate Jill Stein instead.
Trump will be hoping to try to pick up those voters, though he has expressed strong support for Israel and its military actions in the Middle East region.
