STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich. Thursday was a busy day for Vice President Mike Pence, who visited Michigan to speak at an auto supply plant in Sterling Heights. ORIGINAL STORY: Vice President Pence speaks at Casadei Steel in Sterling HeightsPrior to his speech, Pence had lunch with Republican party senate candidate John James and did a meet-and-greet with a crowd happy to see him. Rod, the people of Michigan said yes to President Donald Trump in 2016, Pence said. Pence also knows recent poll numbers show former Vice President Joe Biden has a comfortable lead across the state, so visits like this are meant to motivate the base. One of the things Pence believes will also help the president is recent economic improvements as the COVID-19 crisis slows.

STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich. U.S. Vice President Mike Pence will speak at Casadei Structural Steel in Sterling Heights at 2:40 p.m. on Thursday as part of the Great American Comeback Tour.You can watch the speech live in the video player above at 2:40 p.m. The vice president is expected to first tour the Chardam Gear Company in Sterling Heights and then deliver remarks at the Casadei Structural Steel on Thursday. Pence kicked off the Great American Comeback Tour in Pittsburgh last week. According to an analysis by NPR the highly-sought Michigan vote is currently leaning in favor of former Vice President Joe Biden. The vice president is expected to return to Washington, D.C. later in the evening.

STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich. U.S. Vice President Mike Pence will speak at Casadei Structural Steel in Sterling Heights at 2:40 p.m. on Thursday as part of the Great American Comeback Tour.You can watch the speech live in the video player above at 2:40 p.m. The vice president is expected to first tour the Chardam Gear Company in Sterling Heights and then deliver remarks at the Casadei Structural Steel on Thursday. Pence kicked off the Great American Comeback Tour in Pittsburgh last week. According to an analysis by NPR the highly-sought Michigan vote is currently leaning in favor of former Vice President Joe Biden. The vice president is expected to return to Washington, D.C. later in the evening.

STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich. U.S. Vice President Mike Pence will speak at Casadei Structural Steel in Sterling Heights at 2:40 p.m. on Thursday as part of the Great American Comeback Tour.You can watch the speech live in the video player above at 2:40 p.m. The vice president is expected to first tour the Chardam Gear Company in Sterling Heights and then deliver remarks at the Casadei Structural Steel on Thursday. Pence kicked off the Great American Comeback Tour in Pittsburgh last week. According to an analysis by NPR the highly-sought Michigan vote is currently leaning in favor of former Vice President Joe Biden. The vice president is expected to return to Washington, D.C. later in the evening.

WASHINGTON Vice President Mike Pence will make an appearance at a manufacturing plant near Pittsburgh on Friday as part of a new campaign effort showcasing the nation's economy making a comeback. But he seized on a better-than-expected jobs report released last week, and his campaign quickly made an ad proclaiming the great American comeback has begun.That theme will continue Friday on the Great American Comeback Tour," which is being organized by America First Policies, a nonprofit associated with the America First Action super PAC supporting Trumps reelection. Other administration officials, including Ivanka Trump and trade adviser Peter Navarro, may appear at the tour's later dates. Pence has ramped up his travel in recent weeks as the White House projects a return to normalcy even amid rising coronavirus cases in more than a dozen states. Beginning July 4th weekend, America First Policies plans a multimillion-dollar television and digital ad campaign around the comeback theme.