Trump calls Biden a ‘catastrophe’ in bid to reclaim lost support in Michigan

It was his first campaign appearance in Michigan, one of three states along with Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, that flipped in 2016 to put Mr Trump in the White House and then again for his Democratic rival Mr Biden four years later

Former President Donald Trump speaks during the Oakland County Republican Party’s Lincoln Day Dinner (Al Goldis, AP)

Donald Trump looked to reclaim territory that helped propel him to the White House but slipped from his grasp four years later when he appeared in Michigan on Sunday.

Campaigning for a return to the presidency while facing a federal indictment for allegedly mishandling classified documents, Mr Trump spoke in suburban Detroit, where he lost ground between 2016 and 2020 which he would need to win back if he becomes the 2024 Republican nominee.