Watch live: Trump hosts town hall in southern Michigan

Former President Trump will continue his battleground tour Friday in Michigan, hosting a town hall in a suburb of Detroit a day after absentee ballots were first mailed out.

The economy and the state's auto industry are likely to be subjects of conversation at the event, per a recent campaign statement.

"Michigan prides itself on being the auto capital of the world, and it’s the backbone of Michigan’s economy," the campaign wrote earlier this week. "President Donald J. Trump...