Howell is in deep-red Livingston County, where 60-point-five percent of voters supported Trump four years ago.
Republican turnout will be critical for GOP prospects in Michigan this year. The political website Five-Thirty Eight’s average of Michigan voter polls shows Vice President Kamala Harris is leading Trump statewide by just over three points.
The Trump event is not a campaign rally but is billed as a speech on crime and safety to be delivered at the Livingston County Sheriff’s office.
The Republican nominee, who lost Michigan four years to President Joe Biden, is making a tour of battleground states to draw attention to his campaign during the Democratic National Convention this week in Chicago.