5 takeaways from Trump's rally in Grand Rapids, Michigan

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

79% : When Trump walked on stage and stood alongside Vance, the audience cheered and applauded for several minutes as "God Bless the USA" by Lee Greenwood blasted in the background.
71% : Trump spoke for nearly two hours to a thousands of attendees.
62% : The event marked seven days since the bullet from a would-be assassin injured the former president's ear July 13 at an outdoor rally in Pennsylvania.RELATED: 'I took a bullet for democracy,' Trump tells Michigan crowd week after deadly rallyHere are five key takeaways from Trump's visit to Grand Rapids:Trump can sell out a Michigan arenaMichigan showed love to Trump in Grand Rapids, his first campaign appearance since he formally earned the Republican nomination.
61% : "I'd be very happy with her," Trump said, of Whitmer running in place of Biden on the Democratic ticket.RELATED: Trump says at Michigan rally he would welcome run against Whitmer if Biden drops outTrump also mentioned Whitmer's husband, referencing a controversial incident from 2020 when her husband reportedly wanted to launch his boat during the peak of the COVID pandemic while stay-at-home orders were in place.
58% : Trump joked with the crowd.RELATED: 'I'll stand out here for 8 hours for him': See massive line ahead of Trump's Michigan rallyBy 11 a.m. Saturday - two hours before doors opened - thousands of people were waiting outside in a 1.5-mile line that wrapped around the arena and traveled several blocks down Ionia Avenue.
58% : "By the way, I made the right pick," Trump later said, of his selection of Vance.
49% : Nearly every seat was filled in the arena, which has a capacity of over 12,000, and Trump said there were more people lined up outside who couldn't enter.
47% : ""Our goal will be one-day voting with paper ballots, proof of citizenship and voter ID," Trump said.
35% : "Under the radical Democrat policies, the U.S. auto industry has been decimated," Trump said.
31% : Trump said, as the crowd booed.
12% : "Trump won Michigan in 2016, but lost it in 2020, and Kent County, home to Grand Rapids, flipped in 2020, going blue for Biden.RELATED: JD Vance slams Kamala Harris over border handling at Michigan Trump rallyThe crowd of Michiganders put aside their hostility toward Ohio for the day and cheered Vance.
8% : "Trump still insists the 2020 election was riggedTrump continued to repeat debunked claims that the 2020 election he lost - by more than 154,000 votes in Michigan - was rigged.
1% : Trump likes to insult WhitmerTrump took a jab at Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, calling her a "terrible governor who did a terrible job" during Saturday's rally.

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