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Trump will address supporters in Michigan as House considers impeachment

DETROIT - It's just a coincidence that President Donald Trump is staging a "Merry Christmas" campaign rally Wednesday night as the full House considers making him the third president to be impeached.

Planned weeks ago, the rally isn't some savvy programming decision by the reality TV star turned politician to divert attention from the ignominy of impeachment. He'll be in Michigan, a state that he won in 2016 by just 10,700 votes - and one that is critical to his reelection bid.

But the confluence of congressional and campaign schedules will deliver a historic split-screen moment as a deeply polarizing president seeks to turn his likely impeachment into a badge of honor, not dishonor, and convince his most ardent supporters that he - and

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