President Joe Biden is heading into the general election in must-win Michigan without the backing of the top Democrat in one of its most pivotal counties and with fractures among his Democratic base. Macomb County Executive Mark Hackel said he’s not endorsing Biden in 2024 and has no plans to campaign for his party’s Democratic nominee. Hackel’s decision to sit on the sidelines could be detrimental to Biden’s chances in the Detroit suburb as the longtime Macomb leader is the most popular politician in the county with crossover appeal to both Democrats and Republicans.
While he’s not endorsing former President Donald Trump either, Hackel raised concerns over Biden's effort to win Macomb and questioned why no one from the president’s campaign has contacted him for support. “I’ve made it clear that I have no interest in assisting any presidential candidate at this time for this current race,” Hackel told the Washington Examiner on Friday. “None of their teams have ever reached out for such assistance.
” The comments come as Trump is set to rally support in Michigan on Saturday with a pair of events in Detroit, including church outreach to black voters, a traditional Democratic stronghold. Meanwhile, Trump fans are having a MAGA boat parade along Lake St. Clair in Macomb to celebrate Trump’s 78th birthday.
The flotilla of boats will be accompanied by a band of Bikers for Trump, who will ride parallel to the parade on land. Trump won Macomb County and Michig.
