Donald Trump schedules campaign stops in Wisconsin Democratic strongholds

Former President Donald Trump will return to Wisconsin Tuesday with stops in Dane County and Milwaukee, two of the most Democratic areas of the state.

Some Republicans in the swing state, most notably former Wisconsin Gov. Tommy Thompson, have encouraged Trump to come to the blue areas to counter Democrats’ margins and reach more voters.

Trump will deliver remarks at Dane Manufacturing in Waunakee, about 13 miles north of Madison, at 1:30 p.m. Republican U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde, who is challenging incumbent Tammy Baldwin, recently held a campaign appearance at the metal fabrication facility.

Trump will then speak at Discovery World, a science museum along Lake Michigan, in Milwaukee at 5 p.m. Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance gave a speech at the same venue during the Republican National Convention.

Trump is in Prairie du Chien this weekend as both campaigns ramp up travel with less than 40 days until Election Day. He is expected to deliver remarks on immigration Saturday and focus on the economy in his stops next week.

Doug Emhoff, the husband of Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris, will also campaign in Milwaukee on Tuesday. No location has been announced yet for his visit. Harris held a rally in Madison on Sept. 20.

"If Trump is reelected, his extreme Project 2025 agenda would give him virtually unchecked power to do whatever he wants, including his plans to enact a Trump Sales Tax that would spike costs for families by nearly $4,000 a year," said Wisconsin Democratic Coordinated Campaign Rapid Response Director Kristi Johnston in a statement Saturday.

"Vice President Harris is offering a new way forward instead of Trump’s extremism: She’s fighting to lower costs for middle-class families, protect our fundamental freedoms, and keep our communities safe," Johnston said in the statement.

(This story was updated to add new information.)

This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Trump schedules campaign stops in Wisconsin Democratic strongholds