Faulty mic derails Detroit rally as Trump courts city he insulted

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

63% : "As "Eye of the Tiger" began to play, Trump walked back to the lectern.
57% : Ten minutes into his speech here, Trump told the crowd: "To me, the most beautiful word in the dictionary, it's not love, it's not respect -- "He was warming up to say "tariffs," but no one got to hear it.
52% : Trump did not revise his dim view of the city but promised a brighter future under his leadership.
50% : "Trump returned to Detroit after Democrats seized on his remarks made here last week, when he compared the city to a "developing nation."
45% : For 20 minutes, Trump paced the stage, voiceless, helpless, frustrated, alone.
45% : "Trump continued his stump speech, but the microphone was not far from his mind.
39% : In an interview earlier on Friday, Trump equated Japanese incarceration to the imprisonment of his supporters who are serving sentences for convictions related to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.
37% : Can't stop Trump.
28% : "I'm blowing out my voice to get this sucker done," Trump told the crowd after his mic stopped working mid-rally.
28% : "Too big to rig!""Can't stop Trump!
28% : And then we'll have a story that Trump didn't pay the bill to a contractor.
16% : "Trump mocked the pronunciation of Vice President Kamala Harris's name -- "I don't give a damn if I pronounce it right," he said -- and repeated false claims about her record, such as misrepresenting reduced sentences that California voters approved during her tenure as the state's attorney general.
15% : "I won't pay the bill for this stupid company that rented us this crap," Trump said.
14% : Also on Friday, Trump complained about his campaign schedule during a roundtable in Oakland County.

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