Wisconsin.

was in La Crosse last night for a town hall event.

“Here& Now” reporter Steven Potter was there and has this report.

Reporter >> We love our country.

We love our country.

No way.

It's amazing and it's a great country, but we have to take it back.

>> In an uncharacteristically short campaign event of just over 30 minutes, Donald Trump returned to Wisconsin and the city of La Crosse Thursday night to again make his case for the presidency.

back, and we're going to make it healthy and beautiful and better than ever.

>> With most arriving early in the morning, thousands stood in long lines outside the La Crosse center, hoping they'd get a seat.

Trump superfan Stella Guy arrived a full day early.

She was the first person in line.

>> I got here last night about 4 p.m, and I've been here ever since.

I've stayed out all night long and I'm ready to see him today.

stance and specific issues?

Do you support, >> the wall being built, he bring our taxes down, help our economy.

Our economy out.

I mean, he's just for everything.

>> These were issues that also resonated with Onalaska resident Cheryl Huskamp.

>> I'm against what happened at the border.

I'm.

We need our economy to turn around.

And, it doesn't look like the Democrats are going to do that.

Our country needs to run as a business, pay our bills, pay our debt, take care of American people first.

>> In all, more than 7000 attendees made it into the aren.

Unlike other Trump campaign rallies, yesterday's event was billed as a town hall where he was joined on stage by a moderator and took questions from pre-selected crowd members.

>> What's your plan to make life more affordable and bring down inflation for someone like me?

>> It's probably the question I get most.

You know, they say you're going to vote with your stomach.

I don't know if you've heard it, but it's a little bit true.

And groceries, food has gone up at levels that nobody's ever seen before.

>> Another of only a handful of questions asked Thursday night was about immigration.

immigration is threatening opportunities for my children.

I worry that it's taking away jobs from Americans.

I'm wondering what will you do about that?

>> Though he didn't get into specifics, Trump ultimately said he would find a way to fix immigration issues.

never seen before.

They're coming in by millions and millions, and a lot of them are taking the jobs for the black population, the Hispanic population and unions are going to be very badly affected.

>> And he made more promises.

>> So we're going to win this election.

We're going to turn this country around.

We're going to become an unbelievable growth country.

And your boy is going to have the greatest job.

>> And Democrats said not to believe any of it and urged voters to vote for Trump's opponent.

in this race to put forward a plan that would actually lower costs for working families in the heart of a Democratic city, in a swing state.

>> Trump also made an eyebrow raising promise to cover the cost of in vitro fertilization.

>> The government is going to pay for it, or we're going to get or mandate your insurance company to pay for it, which is going to be great.

We're going to do that.

>> With that, Trump's short campaign stop made big government waves with the announcement that in vitro fertilization would be funded by taxpayers, or a mandate on private insurance to cover it, something that Democrats called unserious.

Reporting from La