Watch live: Former President Donald Trump holds town hall in Warren

Former President Donald Trump traveled to Michigan Friday for a swing through the battleground with the first days of absentee voting underway in a tight race against Vice President Kamala Harris.

After holding a campaign rally in Walker in west Michigan's Kent County, Trump headed to Warren in Macomb County for a town hall event scheduled for 6 p.m.

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His campaign has billed the town hall event at Macomb Community College as focusing on Michigan's auto industry and the former president's plan for lowering inflation. In announcing the event, the Trump campaign claimed Harris would ban gas-powered cars. "Kamala Harris’ actions have only shown that she will destroy the auto industry," the announcement for the town hall stated.

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President Joe Biden has set a target of having electric vehicles account for half of new car sales by 2030. Harris' campaign said in a statement in late August that she doesn't support an electric vehicle mandate. Ahead of Trump's visit to Warren, Harris said in a statement Thursday that Trump's trade deals would cost the U.S. auto jobs. "He makes empty promise after empty promise to American workers, but never delivers," Harris said.

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