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Supporters in the crowd gave no sign their enthusiasm for him had waned. Four more years they chanted.
Donald Trump waited for the House to begin voting before coming on stage to address thousands of cheering fans.
His case now goes to the Senate, where McConnell has vowed impeachment will die.
McConnell, a close Trump ally, plans a trial in early January and has assured the White House the necessary 67 votes from the 100-senator chamber will not be there to convict him and remove him from office.
White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham expressed confidence in a statement after the House vote that Trump would be fully exonerated.
U.S. President Donald Trump reacts while speaking during a campaign rally in Battle Creek, Michigan, U.S. December 18, 2019.
A Keep America Great cap is seen atop a Christmas tree during U.S. President Donald Trump's campaign rally in Battle Creek, Michigan, U.S. December 18, 2019.
The president has been described by aides and advisers as unhappy about the impeachment imbroglio but feeling it will provide some political dividends as he celebrates trade deals with China and Mexico and Canada that stand to boost the U.S. economy.
He was not happy about being impeached, but he was not down about it not even close, said a close confidant who recently spoke to Trump.
A balm for Trump have been opinion polls showing his job approval rating on the rise and the popularity of impeachment on the wane.
So was a surge in donations to his re-election campaign, the confidant said.
More than 600,000 first time donors have contributed to Republican National Committee and Trump campaign coffers in the last six weeks, according to the RNC.
Before flying to Michigan, he spent a considerable amount of time thumbing out tweets about the impeachment process.
One, written in all capital letters, drew some 170,000 likes by Wednesday night: "This is an assault on America and an assault on the Republican Party, he said.
According to the report, a White House official said he had a light schedule during the day and had been monitoring the deliberations.
Trump saved his outrage for the rally, though, walking past reporters at the White House before the trip without pausing, as he often does, to take questions.
(Reporting by Steve Holland in Battle Creek and Jeff Mason in Washington; editing by Grant McCool and Lincoln Feast.
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