Rick Barrett

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Harley-Davidson Inc. executives will meet with President Donald Trump on Thursday, at the White House and not in Milwaukee, the company said Wednesday.

"As a proud U.S. manufacturer for more than 114 years, and as a company that values freedom and unity, we look forward to talking with the president about Harley-Davidson and the future of U.S. manufacturing," the company said in a statement.

Earlier, it was speculated that Harley-Davidson canceled a visit that Trump planned for Thursday at the company's Menomonee Falls manufacturing plant.

That was not the case, said Harley spokeswoman Maripat Blankenheim.

The White House considered several options for Harley's executives to meet with Trump, according to Press Secretary Sean Spicer.

"And ultimately, the easiest thing to do in accordance with the president's schedule was to invite them here to Washington to talk about some of the stuff that we've been doing," he said.