Former President Donald Trump, Doug Emhoff in Milwaukee on Tuesday
MILWAUKEE - Former President Donald Trump visited Wisconsin on Tuesday, Oct. 1 – with stops in Milwaukee and Waunakee. The country’s second gentleman Doug Emhoff was also in town on Tuesday.
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Both stops came ahead of Tuesday's vice presidential debate between Republican JD Vance and Democrat Tim Walz.
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Trump in Milwaukee
Trump, the Republican nominee for president, delivered remarks at Discovery World in Milwaukee on Tuesday evening. He also visited Dane Manufacturing in Waunakee.
He spoke about topic after topic, from climate change to CEO of Tesla Motors Elon Musk.
"I’m going to appoint Elon Musk, a fantastic guy, to lead a government efficiency commission, tasked with saving trillions of dollars in fraud, waste and abuse," he said.
The U.S. government spent roughly $6 trillion this fiscal year.
Former President Donald Trump
"As president, I will deliver gigantic tax cuts for working families," Trump said. "And we will have no tax on tips."
The campaign held an event where parents and kids spoke about schools, like Wisconsin's vouchers, which pay for students to attend private school. The former president eventually spoke about it.
"The School Choice program in Milwaukee is the oldest in the nation," Trump said. "
"Families are faced with one of the worst public school systems in the entire country. School Choice gives Milwaukee children a lifeline to a better education. [It] is the civil rights issue of our time."
Emhoff in Milwaukee
Just across town, Emhoff campaigned for his spouse, Kamala Harris, at Diamond Discs International.
"-I was told that Trump is in town today, so I'm glad I can just set the record straight on who is actually better for the economy," he said. "So there's this myth, this illusion that Trump was actually a good businessman and his business career. Exactly. And that he was good on the economy when he was president. So both are not true. Both are illusions."
Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff
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Emhoff was last in Wisconsin in July. If Vice President Kamala Harris wins the White House, Emhoff would be the country’s first "first gentleman."
Reaction
WisGOP Chairman Brian Schimming
"Doug Emhoff’s visit to Wisconsin comes as voters grow increasingly disenchanted with the stonewalling and extremist agenda of Kamala Harris and Tim Walz. This is a campaign for president, not a smoke-and-mirrors show. With Israel under attack and the American dream slipping away for millions, working families are owed more than a simple drive-by visit by the Second Gentlemen."
Gov. Tony Evers (D-Wisconsin)
"As president, Donald Trump was a disaster for Wisconsin, and we haven’t forgotten. A second term would be a heck of a lot worse – Trump’s extreme Project 2025 agenda would hurt working families, cut Social Security and Medicare, dismantle support for public education across the country, and more. I know Wisconsin families, and they’re going to reject him again in November. Vice President Harris is the only candidate in this race fighting to lower costs, cut taxes, and invest in Wisconsin’s future."