Trump rallies with Georgia Republicans in key battleground

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 17 Oct, 00:02 · Archive

Donald Trump held a rally in Georgia on Friday with Republican Senate and gubernatorial candidates in a state viewed as critical to the midterm elections.

Donald Trump held a campaign rally in Dalton, Georgia on Friday with Republican Senate candidate Mike Collins and gubernatorial nominee Rick Jackson. Georgia is a critical battleground state, unlike other solidly Republican states Trump has recently visited such as Alabama, Montana and Tennessee.

Michael Jackson, a billionaire businessman, appeared briefly before Trump arrived but did not mention the president. Jackson had previously compared his campaign to Trump's 2016 run and promised to lead 'like Trump, but with a Southern tone'.

The Democratic opponents responded to Trump's visit. Sen. Jon Ossoff said he was 'surprised Georgia Republicans want the president here', arguing that Trump and Collins have 'driven the cost of groceries, fuel and healthcare to their all-time highs'. Collins's spokesperson Meyer Siegfried countered that the congressman is a 'bipartisan workhorse' and that 'Ossoff hates Trump more than he loves our state'.

How it is being reported

• Trump rallies with top Republicans in critical battleground state of GeorgiaGeorgia is a critical battleground, unlike many of the solidly Republican states that Trump has recently visited, such as Alabama, Montana and Tennessee.PennLive · 16 Oct, 23:25
• Trump hits Georgia to rally Republicans despite party divisions in battleground stateDALTON, Ga. — Donald Trump’s midterm campaign blitz arrived in Georgia on Friday for a rally with top Republican candidates in a state that has long been the epicenter of the president’s false claims about election fraud.TribLIVE · 16 Oct, 21:07

In this story: Donald Trump · Mike Collins · Rick Jackson · Jon Ossoff · Keisha Lance Bottoms · Georgia

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