Trump vs. White House Correspondents Dinner With Wisconsin Gathering

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Trump said earlier this month he would not attend the annual dinner in the honor of the White House press on April 27 because it is "boring and so negative," adding that he would organize a rally instead.

Trump followed an almost identical playbook last year, when he scheduled dinner with a rally in Michigan.

The campaign said in a statement that she had chosen Green Bay as a rally site to allow Trump to share "the successes of his administration with the people of Wisconsin" and to point out how his review of the WPA was going to be a good one. North American Free Trade Agreement would help the State Dairy Farmers.

Trump's visit to Wisconsin is an example of how he is stepping up his efforts to hold the Rust Belt states that helped win his victory in 2016 and could prove crucial for his re-election.

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Clinton was criticized for not visiting the state after being nominated as a party candidate.

Democrats telegraphed that reclaiming Wisconsin was a top priority in 2020; The state was once part of Midwest's "blue wall" that Trump had broken in 2016, but had already contributed to the victory in his party's presidential elections.

The party will hold its nominating convention next July in Milwaukee, Wisconsin's largest city.

Trump is sure to brag about this month's election of conservative Brian Hagedorn at the state Supreme Court as proof that he can rebuild his coalition for the 2020 race.