Trump will campaign in Wis., Mich., on a day off from the trial in New York

Former President Donald Trump will spend the day off from his criminal trial in New York next week to visit battleground states Michigan and Wisconsin.

It will be the first time Trump has left New York on a weekday for a campaign event since his trial on charges of falsifying company records to cover a hush money payment to porn star Stormy Daniels began on April 15. is guilty and denies any wrongdoing must be in court four days a week, with the trial usually adjourned on Wednesdays.

His campaign announced on its website Wednesday that he will visit Waukesha, Wisconsin, on May 1 at 2 p.m. local time, followed by a stop in Freeland, Michigan, for a rally that evening at 6 p.m.

Trump made one campaign appearance at a Harlem bodega on April 16 after the trial ended; and last Saturday, a campaign rally in North Carolina was postponed due to bad weather.

During his visit to Wisconsin, his campaign manager said in a news release, the former president will contrast the peace, prosperity and security of his term with Joe Biden’s “failed” presidency.

“The people of Wisconsin are being hit hardest by Biden’s bad policies,” Trump’s campaign said. “At 18.8%, inflation is stealing $920 per month from the average Wisconsin household. Thanks to Biden’s war on American energy, Wisconsin residents are paying record prices for electricity and gas.

“Biden was dishonest when he promised to ensure an America “safe from crime and looting,” as 2023 was the deadliest year for Wisconsin law enforcement in two decades. Biden’s weak border policies created a crisis, with illegal immigrants and criminals funneling deadly drugs into Wisconsin. communities, which saw record numbers of opioid deaths during Biden’s presidency, are crushing the citizens of Wisconsin.”

Michigan and Wisconsin are considered key swing states that could determine who wins the White House in November. Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, won the states in 2016 but lost them to Biden in 2020.

Trump was last in Michigan on April 2, where he campaigned on immigration in Grand Rapids. In a separate press release, Trump’s campaign on Wednesday mentioned the case of Miguel Hernandez-Ruiz, a Mexican citizen in the country illegally who was charged on April 19 with sexually assaulting two girls under the age of 13 after a home invasion in Sturgis, Mich.

According to WWMT-TV, Hernandez-Ruiz was charged with two counts of first-degree criminal sexual conduct and one count of home invasion. A judge denied bail.

“Another day, another story about a Biden migrant in this country illegally committing the most heinous crimes against children,” Steven Cheung, communications director for the Trump campaign, said in the press release.

“This Biden migrant entered the country in 2021 on a temporary work visa but stayed after it expired. And because Crooked Joe refuses to take border security seriously, predators are on the loose in communities across the country, terrorizing families. This is all in Joe’s hands. .”