MILWAUKEE — Former Michigan Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon will attend former President Trump’s highly anticipated rally in Michigan on Saturday, revealing how he expects things to play out in the wake of the assassination attempt on Trump.
““I think people feel safer because it’s indoors, and they feel more in control when they’re indoors, in a building like this,” Dixon said in an interview with Fox News Digital about safety concerns for the event.
“So there’s going to be a lot of attention on the Secret Service. Naturally, they’re going to change their procedures to make sure they get as much information as they can. If you look here, [the RNC Convention]Everybody should feel safe, and every time you turn around there’s not just a police officer there, there’s a group of police officers and Secret Service around the perimeter. So we feel incredibly safe.“
Dixon said he hopes to hear new vice presidential candidate J.D. Vance speak at the Grand Rapids rally, focusing on unity and appeal.
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Former President Trump is scheduled to hold a rally in Grand Rapids, Michigan on Saturday (Getty Images)
“I’m really excited for him and J.D. Vance to be in Michigan for their first rally since being announced as the vice presidential nominee,” Dixon said. “I think it’s going to be a message of unity, but also a strong message for Midwest manufacturing, along with J.D.”
Dixon said Vance would help assemble an “incredibly strong slate of candidates” who would pose a “tremendous challenge” for Democrats in battleground states.
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Republican presidential candidate and former president Donald Trump is hurriedly escorted off the stage during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13, 2024. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
“I think overall there’s a growing support for the Republican Party among young people,” Dixon said. “They’ve always been a young demographic, but now they’re losing support and they’re getting pretty desperate.”
Trump is scheduled to hold a rally in Grand Rapids, Michigan on July 20. Senator J.D. Vance of Ohio; The former president selected Vance as his running mate on Monday, marking the first campaign stop with Vance as his running mate.
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Michigan Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon campaigned with other Michigan Republican candidates at a rally in St. Clair, Michigan, on Oct. 27, 2022. (Bill Priano/Getty Images)
The rally is scheduled to take place inside Van Andel Arena, but Secret Service officials had recently warned the Trump campaign against holding outdoor rallies.
Fox News Digital’s Michael Lee contributed to this report.
