The Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump tried on Saturday from Michigan to appeal to Muslim voters, while the Michelle Obama spoke with warm words in favor of the Democratic candidate Kamala Harris in concentration in the same state- key.

In Michigan, Trump and Harris are trying to appeal to voters, many of whom are Arabs and Muslims worried about the war in the Gaza Strip, but also auto workers who fear the changes electric vehicles will bring to the American auto industry. , headquartered in Detroit.

Speaking at a rally outside Detroit, Trump said he had just met with imams in the region and added that Muslim voters should support him because he will end the conflict and restore peace to the Middle East.

“That’s all they want,” Trump said from the Detroit suburb of Novi.

Addressed to workers in the automotive industrythe billionaire said he would reverse the economic decline in his region Detroit and at the national level.

The Republican fully supports Israel and has not specified how he plans to end the war between the Israeli military and Hamas. Still, Trump appears to be winning the vote of some American Muslims who are disillusioned with Joe Biden and Harris’ unwavering support for Israel.

Imam Belal Alzuhairi of the Islamic Center of Detroit took the stage with Trump and said: “We are asking Muslims to stand with President Trump because he promises peace.”

Michigan, with 8.4 million registered voters and 15 electoral votes out of the 270 a candidate needs to win, is among the seven US states that will decide the presidential election. It belongs to the “blue wall” and is considered very likely to elect Harris, as are Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.

Michelle Obama on stage

In the city of Kalamazoo, Michigan, Kamala Harris highlighted her differences with her opponent, mainly on her abortionof wearer and her health care.

However, before the Democratic candidate addressed the gathered crowd, the Michelle Obamato highlight the difference in character and qualifications of the two presidential candidates.

He even insisted on the different way voters view Trump and Harris.

“I hope you’ll forgive me for being a little angry that some of us are choosing to ignore Trump’s utter ineptitude while at the same time asking Kamala to cheer us on every time,” Michelle Obama complained, calling on undecided voters “to come out of the cloud in which they are.”

Obama spoke at length about women’s health as well, accusing Trump of not understanding the complex issue and his pledge to repeal the law to provide health insurance to more Americans (Affordable Care Act), who was adopted by her husband Barack Obama during his presidency, it will affect “all of women’s health”.

Minutes after she began her speech, a protester interrupted the Democratic nominee chanting “no more war on Gaza.”

Her supporters shouted at him to stop, and the US vice president responded: “On Gaza we need to end the war,” and continued her speech by asking voters to “turn the page on fear and division.” .

“Over the last eight years Donald Trump has become more confused, more volatile and angrier and it is clear that he has become more mentally unstable. But last time at least there were people who could check on him, but I notice they’re not with him anymore,” Harris noted.

Before the campaign rally, the Democratic candidate met with women health workers in Portage, Michigan, and said the US is facing a health crisis after the Supreme Court’s ruling that struck down federal protections for women’s abortion rights.

Harris spoke with six female health workers who described seeing dozens of female patients from other states that no longer offer reproductive health services after the Supreme Court overturned its landmark Roe v. Wade decision.

According to a recent Reuters/Ipsos poll, Harris has a narrow national lead over Trump, 46 percent to 43 percent.

In Michigan, Harris leads by even less, 47.6 percent to 47.1 percent, according to FiveThirtyEight. So far in this US state, 1.42 million people have voted – 19.5% of registered voters.