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Campaign 2026: U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff (D-GA) and Governor Candidate Keisha Lance Bottoms (D-GA) Hold Midterm Rally in Atlanta
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In Short: At the rally, Trump joined Rep. Mike Collins, who is challenging incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff, and businessman Rick Jackson, who faces former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms in the race to succeed term-limited Georgia Governor Brian Kemp.
Former President Donald Trump rallied conservative voters in Dalton, Georgia, on Friday, supporting Republican candidates Mike Collins and Rick Jackson while criticizing their Democratic opponents, Jon Ossoff and Keisha Lance Bottoms.
Trump's visit followed a campaign stop in Atlanta earlier in the week by Vice President JD Vance, highlighting the GOP's efforts to maximize turnout across North Georgia as early voting is underway.
Collins argued that Ossoff opposes conservative values and consistently votes for progressive policy measures. He urged attendees to cast ballots for the Save America Act and emphasized the importance of early voting.
Trump launched personal attacks against political opponents, repeating claims regarding the 2020 election. He criticized Ossoff, saying, 'This guy has never seen a tax increase that he didn't like, a DSA candidate that he wouldn't support, a wide-open border that he doesn't like or a Bernie Sanders bill that he wouldn't vote for.'
Collins also took aim at Ossoff, calling him 'a trust fund kid who's never had a real job in his life.' He added, 'The only thing he knows how to work is the ATM machine getting his granddaddy's money out.'
Trump pledged to unseat Ossoff and urged attendees to back Collins' Senate bid on Nov. 3. He also called on voters to replace Ossoff and support business executive Rick Jackson in the gubernatorial contest against Keisha Lance Bottoms.
The rally began at 3 p.m. after Trump landed at Dobbins Air Reserve Base in Cobb County and traveled by helicopter north to Whitfield County.
While The Georgia Virtue reported on a campaign rally in Savannah involving Ossoff and Bottoms, Fox7Austin and Fox5Atlanta focused on Trump's rally in Dalton and his support for Collins and Jackson.
The accounts agree on the key events: Trump's rally in Dalton, his support for Collins and Jackson, and his criticism of Ossoff and Bottoms.
What this adds
The Georgia Virtue reported on a separate rally in Savannah involving Ossoff and Bottoms, but did not cover Trump's rally in Dalton.
What's confirmed
- Trump joined Rep. Mike Collins, who is challenging Sen. Jon Ossoff for Georgia's senior U.S. Senate seat, and businessman Rick Jackson, who faces former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms in the race to succeed term-limited Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp.
- Donald Trump rallied conservative voters in Dalton alongside Republican candidates Mike Collins and Rick Jackson while launching personal attacks against political opponents and repeating claims regarding the 2020 election.
- Trump's visit followed a campaign stop in Atlanta earlier this week by Vice President JD Vance, underscoring the GOP's sustained push to maximize turnout across North Georgia while early voting is underway.
- Collins argued that Ossoff opposes conservative values and consistently votes for progressive policy measures.
- "Thank you for standing to fight with us as well."
- "See, John Ossoff's a guy who wants to talk like Obama, wants to look like a Kennedy, lie like Pinocchio, and vote like Bernie Sanders."
- "The only thing he knows how to work is the ATM machine getting his granddaddy's money out."
- "Y'all, this guy's nothing but a trust fund kid who's never had a real job in his life," Collins said.
- "Early voting's already started," Rep. Mike Collins said during an appearance on stage, urging attendees to cast ballots for the Save America Act.
- "Now, for those of who don't [know] my opponent, John Ossoff, Let's let me tell you a little bit about it," Collins said.
- "Thank you, President Trump, for joining us," Collins told the crowd.
- "This guy has never seen a tax increase that he didn't like, a DSA candidate that he wouldn't support, a wide-open border that he doesn't like or a Bernie Sanders bill that he wouldn't vote for," Collins said.
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