In her first appearance on the campaign trail alongside Vice-President Kamala Harris, former First Lady Michelle Obama urged Americans to cast their votes to protect the country from the “dangers” of Donald Trump.
In a fiery speech in Michigan – a key battleground state – Obama said the election was “too close” for her liking.
At another event in Michigan, Donald Trump vowed to breathe fresh life into the state’s automotive industry and met with Arab-Americans he said could “turn the election”.
Polls show the two locked in a tight race in Michigan, with Harris holding an extremely narrow lead 10 days before the 5 November election.
The state, with 15 electoral college votes, could lend a deciding edge to either candidate.
President Joe Biden won Michigan by a narrow margin of 2.78% in 2020 – about 150,000 votes – helping to propel him to the presidency.
In 2016, the
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