President Trump targeted Georgia Governor Brian Kemp for opposing his challenge for the 2020 election results on Monday, even when he asked voters to turn up in record numbers to support Republican Senate candidates in the second round decisive state.
Trump criticized Kemp and Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, both Republicans, for handling their legal challenge in the state, telling a crowd of supporters that they were “terrified” of Georgia’s prominent Democrat, Stacey Abrams. The president has signaled that he plans to challenge Kemp in the next primary elections for state governor.
“I will be here in about a year and a half campaigning against your governor. I guarantee that,” said Trump. “I shouldn’t say that, I shouldn’t say that. I just don’t want you to tell anyone outside this room, except for millions of people. You know, I supported him. He was in last place and I supported him . He went to the first place, like, immediately. “
Trump appeared alongside Senator Kelly Loeffler and other leading Republicans in what could be the final rally for his presidency. Loeffler and fellow Republican Georgia senator David Perdue are running against Democrats Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock in the second round that will determine which party controls the Senate.
In his final appeal to Georgians before the vote, Trump echoed the attacks launched by the Loeffler and Perdue campaigns, describing Ossoff and Warnock as “the most radical candidates in the history of his state, probably in the history of our country”.
The president said Ossoff and Warnock’s victories would allow a Democratic majority in the Senate to push the country towards socialism. Democrats would seek to raise taxes, package the Supreme Court and approve the Green New Deal, he added.
“Democrats want to make America Venezuela, without jobs, without prosperity, without rights, without freedom, with no future for you and your family,” said Trump.
Trump spoke at length about his attempt to challenge President-elect Joe Biden’s victory in the presidential election, noting several cases of alleged electoral fraud in Georgia and other states. Kemp, Raffensperger and other Georgia election officials have repeatedly said that allegations of voting irregularities are without merit.
The president said his team would reveal more evidence of alleged fraud on Wednesday, when Congress is due to meet to certify the Electoral College’s vote.
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Trump detailed his government’s achievements during his tenure, including a review of the United States Armed Forces and what he called better relations with North Korea. At one point, the president said he got along well with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un.
“I don’t think Joe will, based on what I heard,” added Trump in an apparent acknowledgment of Biden’s impending presidency.
Loeffler briefly joined Trump on stage during the rally, revealing his plans to oppose the Electoral College vote. She asked supporters to go to the polls and described herself and Perdue as a “barrier to socialism”. Perdue is currently in quarantine after close contact with a campaign official who tested positive for COVID-19.