WASHINGTON ― President Donald Trump said Monday, Oct. 5, that he plans to return to campaign in battleground Michigan in the next week and a half, as the state prepares to elect a new governor and U.S. senator in the November election. "I'm going to Michigan in about a week and a half," Trump told reporters as he left the White House. "We're sort of scheduled to be some place almost every ...

U.S. President Donald Trump dances after speaking at General Motors’ Milford Proving Grounds on July 27, 2026, in Milford, Michigan.

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WASHINGTON ― President Donald Trump said Monday, Oct. 5, that he plans to return to campaign in battleground Michigan in the next week and a half, as the state prepares to elect a new governor and U.S. senator in the November election.

"I'm going to Michigan in about a week and a half," Trump told reporters as he left the White House.

"We're sort of scheduled to be some place almost every night."

Trump made the remarks as he prepared to depart Washington, D.C., for Nebraska, where he was expected to rally supporters behind Republican U.S. Sen. Pete Ricketts who is facing independent challenger Dan Osborn.

Trump held rallies in Alabama, Oklahoma and Ohio last week and is expected to travel to campaign in San Antonio, Texas on Wednesday, Oct. 7.

Trump's team had been planning a visit to Michigan to take place on Oct. 6, 7 or 8, but the trip was called off for unclear reasons, according to three sources with knowledge of the behind-the-scenes discussions.

A gubernatorial debate is planned for Michigan on Oct. 6, and a U.S. Senate debated planned for Oct. 8.

Trump's team was considering a stop in Traverse City, according to the sources who requested to speak on the condition of anonymity because they weren't authorized to speak publicly.

The Republican president was last in Michigan in late July where he spoke inside the General Motors Proving Ground facility in front of a crowd of about 3,000 people in Milford.

There, Trump touted his administration's efforts to boost manufacturing and combat inflation during a speech, telling people they will "see results very soon."

"We're having the single greatest year we've ever had as a country," Trump said. "We're not going to let these people destroy it."

Trump's July 27 remarks came eight days before the battleground state's Aug. 4 primary election and about 100 days before the November general election.