Trump hosts Michigan rally – his first since Butler shooting

During the hour and a half speech, he discussed deporting migrants en masse and inflation concerns while also recounting the attack 13 July that nearly killed him in Butler, Pennsylvania.

“I’m not supposed to be here,” he told the crowd, adding: “I had God on my side”.

Trump’s campaign also announced that it plans to hold its next rally in Charlotte, North Carolina on 24 July at the Bojangles Coliseum.

Security will be tight at the Grand Rapids rally in the aftermath of the Butler rally, experts told the BBC.

Investigators have still yet to name a motive for the 20-year-old gunman who shot Trump and was later killed by Secret Service agents.

The agency has faced intense scrutiny over how the gunman was able to fire from a building nearby after rallygoers pointed him out to police.

Because the Grand Rapids event is indoors, it will be much easier to secure than the Butler rally, which was outside, former Secret Service agent Jason Russell told the BBC.

There will be metal detectors that rallygoers will walk through, while military personnel will search the whole building beforehand, Mr Russell said.

Trump will likely not be seen until he actually takes the stage, with many of his Secret Service staff in tow.

“You’ll have a pretty, pretty significant number of agents on site,” Mr Russell said.