Hello and welcome to AS USA's live blog on US politics What a week it has been. The second Republican primary debate took place on Wednesday night . Former president and current frontrunner, Donald Trump, was notably absent once again. Both President Biden and Trump made stops in Michigan, with the former becoming the first modern president to visit a picket line. Trump, on the other hand, made a campaign stop at a non-union business to speak with current and former autoworkers, though it seemed that many supporters with no relation to the auto industry were also in the crowd.

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