Michigan voters head to polls for primary as Biden faces protest for Gaza policy

MICHIGAN, FRANCE - FEBRUARY 27: President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump are expected to easily win their primary contests in the state of Michigan when polls close at 8 p.m. local time Tuesday.According to Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, who was cited by media outlets, there was a record turnout in early voting.A total of 78,093 residents voted in person at early voting sites and 934,478 turned in absentee ballots to their local clerk's offices at the end of early voting Monday, said CBS Detroit, citing Benson.Benson expects thousands more to vote at the polls, it said.Biden is facing protest from critics for his handling of Israel’s war on the Gaza Strip, with many Arab and Muslim Americans, as well as progressive Democrats in Michigan, vowing to vote “uncommitted” in protest of his administration’s policy. (Footage by Mostafa Bassim /Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)