Local media, once a trusted source of good coverage for Trump, have now resorted to fact-checking and damaging headlines after the former president attempted to campaign in Michigan and Wisconsin.
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After Trump’s visit, the Biden campaign distributed the newspaper’s front page in Wisconsin:
In Michigan, where Trump faced fact checks for falsely claiming the state had lost manufacturing jobs under Biden, “just some information, some fact checks.” According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor and Statistics, our secret The state actually added 24,000 manufacturing jobs between January 2021 and last May. That’s actually tied for seventh in the nation. So the idea that Detroit’s auto industry is falling apart…may not seem like it. [Trump] willing.
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Detroit Local News Live Facts tests Trump’s lies during interview: Our state of Michigan actually recently added 24,000 manufacturing jobs, so the idea that the Detroit auto industry is collapsing and we need Trump’s help may not be true So important. pic.twitter.com/gttf7ddfAU
— Biden-Harris HQ (@BidenHQ) May 3, 2024
When Trump tried to run, it was a disaster. He returned to complaining that the 2020 election was stolen, while ranting about his current legal troubles and making spin about the state of the country under President Joe Biden.
Trump has nothing to campaign on and no reason to run other than hoping to avoid prosecution and potential jail time.
The rare occasions Trump ventures into the race are a reminder of why voters rejected him in 2020.
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