Jill Biden wasted no time after she stepped up to the microphone at a suburban Detroit restaurant.
"Now some have come to the Detroit area recently and thrown around some insults, but from what I've seen this is a vibrant, thriving city," she said. It was a swipe at Republican Donald Trump , who aimed a recent dart at the most populous city in a critical Midwestern battleground state.
The first lady was back on the campaign trail for the first time in months, but no longer pushing Democrats to support her husband, President Joe Biden . Instead, she is now putting her energy into boosting Vice President Kamala Harris , who Biden endorsed for president after he dropped his reelection bid. On Tuesday, the first lady wrapped up a five-day swing through five battleground states.
While the race itself has changed, what remains unchanged for Jill Biden is her effort to highlight contrasts with Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, in the hope that Democrats can keep the former president out of the White House and help preserve her husband's legacy.
It's one reason why she reminded the 150 or so supporters at a Harris campaign event at the restaurant in Clawson, Michigan, about 20 miles north of Detroit, that the former president had insulted Detroit days earlier by calling it "a mess" while he was there delivering a speech.
