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Presidential Hopeful Gillibrand's Tour Rolls Through Michigan

Kirsten Gillibrand
Abigail Censky
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WKAR-MSU
Democratic presidential candidate Kirsten Gillibrand addresses supporters in Bloomfield Hills on July 12, 2019.

2020 Presidential candidate Kirsten Gillibrand visited Michigan for the second time since she officially started running for president. Gillibrand stopped in Oakland County, Flint and Lansing.

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-New York) is on a multi-city bus tour through rust-belt states addressing what she calls President Trump’s “Broken Promises.”

She talked about gun violence with activists and voters at a church in Bloomfield Hills. Gillibrand said she’s back in Michigan because this is where the ‘change’ voters are.

“Because these are specific locations that voted for President Trump and felt that he represented their values," said Gillibrand. "He lied to them and I want to make sure voters here fully understand that I’ve got their back. And I’ve got a vision for this country that will transform the economy and opportunities for their kids.”

Gillibrand will return to Michigan in two weeks for the second presidential debate.

But, she doesn’t yet have enough individual donors or fundraising numbers to qualify for the third debate in September.

Abigail Censky reported on Politics & Government at WKAR from 2018 to 2021. Now, she reports for The Colorado Springs Gazette and edits for The Catalyst Newspaper.
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