Donald Trump returns Saturday for a campaign rally in North Carolina, where the former president is confronting a mess he played a key role in making in the critical battleground state.

Former President Trump leaned into attacking Democrats on immigration here Saturday — and avoided mentioning the man who's complicating Trump's efforts in this swing state: North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson.

If Donald Trump wishes to win North Carolina, he’ll need to win voters like Mike Mowatt. In many ways, Mowatt is the prototype swing voter in this swing state: He’s retired, and North Carolina will have more 65-and-up voters this cycle than ever.