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Trump Rallies for Collins and Jackson in Georgia
· Confirmed
In Short: President Trump campaigned in Dalton, Georgia, for Republican Senate nominee Mike Collins and gubernatorial candidate Rick Jackson, criticizing their Democratic opponents.
President Trump held a rally at the Dalton Municipal Airport in Georgia to support Republican Senate nominee Mike Collins and gubernatorial candidate Rick Jackson.
During the rally, Trump criticized incumbent Senator Jon Ossoff, who is running for re-election against Collins.
Trump also targeted Democratic gubernatorial candidate Keisha Lance Bottoms, saying, 'If she becomes governor, she will ruin your state,' referring to Jackson's opponent.
Jackson spoke briefly, thanking Trump for his support, before the president returned to the stage to vouch for Collins.
Collins argued that Ossoff opposes conservative values and consistently votes for progressive policies.
Trump emphasized record-setting numbers during his presidency and urged attendees to vote for Collins over Ossoff.
The rally featured personal attacks against political opponents and repeated claims regarding the 2020 election.
Trump also encouraged early voting for the Save America Act.
According to a recent poll, Jackson leads Bottoms with 49% to 47%, while Ossoff leads Collins at 50% to 43%.
What this adds
Democratic strategist Mike Nellis described Ossoff's campaign as 'flawless' and Collins as a 'disaster' for Republicans.
An analysis by MECEP Action shows that while Collins has brought home nearly $3.5 billion over the past decade, OBBBA will extract more than $4 billion over the next ten years from Maine.
Background
President Trump campaigned in Dalton, Georgia, for Republican Senate nominee Mike Collins and gubernatorial candidate Rick Jackson, criticizing their Democratic opponents.
President Trump rallied for Republican candidate Darline Graham in South Carolina, despite a close race against Democrat Annie Andrews.
What's confirmed
- President Donald Trump is campaigning in Perry, Georgia, tonight to rally support for Republican Senate nominee Mike Collins and gubernatorial candidate Rick Jackson.
- 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.
- Collins argued that Ossoff opposes conservative values and consistently votes for progressive policy measures.
- The president arrived behind schedule and took the stage around 4:20 p.m.
- "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.
- "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.
What's still developing
- Lesser/AP Georgia Republicans are counting on Rick Jackson to save them from a wipeout in November — if President Donald Trump doesn’t get in the way.
- An analysis by MECEP Action, the political and advocacy arm of the Maine Center for Economic Policy, shows that though Collins brought home nearly $3.5 billion over the past decade, OBBBA will extract more than $4 billion over the next ten years from Maine, a harsh fact that will deliver a brutal shock next year when many of the major social service cuts go into effect.
- "The story is this: We get 49% more votes when I'm on the ballot," Trump said.
- The latest poll from InsiderAdvantage released Wednesday shows Jackson ahead with 49%-47%.
- Mr. Trump, who has been on the campaign trail this week, voted at the Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections building before jetting off to Georgia for a rally in support of Republican Reps. Mike Collins and Rick Jackson.
- Gov. Brian Kemp is finishing his second and final term, with Jackson and Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms hoping to succeed him.
- Democratic strategist Mike Nellis told the Daily Mail that Republican Senate candidate Mike Collins is struggling in the polls, with a recent survey showing Ossoff leading at 50% compared to Collins's 43%.
- Nellis described Ossoff's campaign as 'flawless' and Collins as a 'disaster' for Republicans.
- "Their opponents are Radical Left Lowlifes and Lunatics who want to Take Away Your Guns, Open Your Borders, Allow Men To Play In Women's Sports, and have Transgender nonsense for everyone. I Won Georgia in a Record Vote. See you later!!!," he wrote on Truth Social.
Sources
- Fox5Atlantalink
- Fox7Austinlink
- Justthenewslink
- Local 3 Newslink
- Politicolink
- Washingtonexaminerlink
- Mdjonlinelink
- Prospectlink
- CBS Newslink
- Atlantanewsfirstlink
- Wjcllink
- Warpbeatlink
- WarpBeat — background on Trump Rallies for Collins and Jackson in Georgia link
- WarpBeat — background on Trump Rallies for Graham in South Carolina link
- USA TODAY — video link