The former president said he didn’t need any musical guests at his Atlanta rally.
In a fiery return to the Peach State, former President Donald Trump held a rally at Georgia State University’s Convocation Center on Saturday, marking his first campaign appearance in Georgia since the Democratic primary shakeup.
The event, which drew a packed house, highlighted Trump’s strategy and messaging as he faces a tightening race against Vice President Kamala Harris in this crucial battleground state.
Trump’s appearance came just days after Harris’ own rally at the same venue this week, which attracted an estimated 10,000 supporters, including a performance by rapper Megan Thee Stallion.
The former president had no musical guests but invited other Republican politicians and community leaders onto the podium throughout his speech.
Here are the main takeaways from Saturday’s rally in Atlanta:Relitigating the 2020 Election and Attacks on Local Leadership
Trump continued to falsely claim victory in Georgia, stating he won the state twice. He attacked Georgia’s Republican Governor Brian Kemp and Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, who had refused to overturn the 2020 election results. Trump suggested, without evidence, that they were working against him in the 2024 election.
The former president earlier in the day took to Truth Social to blast Kemp being disloyal to the Republican party while ripping apart his crime record in the state.
The Georgia governor responded on X, formerly Twitter, asking Trump to leave his family alone: “My focus is on winning this November and saving our country from Kamala Harris and the Democrats – not engaging in petty personal insults, attacking fellow Republicans, or dwelling on the past.
