Asked why Vance was in a Democratic-heavy area, Pete Hoekstra, chairman of the Michigan Republican Party, said the GOP was going "after every vote.

Donald Trump and JD Vance are lying about the federal government’s response to Hurricane Helene. “Kamala spent all her FEMA money, billions of dollars, on housing for illegal migrants,” Trump said at a rally in Michigan last week, telling his audience that the agency responsible for disaster response had abandoned victims of the hurricane.

Vice President Kamala Harris has called former President Donald Trump “irresponsible” for spreading false claims and conspiracy theories about the federal disaster response.