Former President Donald Trump to visit Howell on Tuesday to talk about crime, safety

Former President Donald Trump is to visit Howell on Tuesday to talk about "crime and safety," his campaign announced Saturday.

Trump will speak at the Livingston County Sheriff's Office, his campaign said in a news release.

The planned visit to Howell is Trump's sixth visit to Michigan, a key battleground state in the November presidential election, this year. Polls show the race has tightened since Vice President Kamala Harris replaced President Joe Biden as the Democratic presidential nominee, in July.

Howell is located in Livingston County, a Republican stronghold.

"The people of Michigan and the rest of the country can’t take another four years of weak, soft-on-crime leadership," the news release said.

Statistics show violent crime has been declining after a spike during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Donald Trump to visit Howell on Tuesday to talk about crime, safety