Trump in Georgia falsely claims election of Jon Ossoff was illegitimate
President appears at rally for struggling Mike Collins, dismisses critics and touts ‘most successful’ two-year run At a rally in north Georgia, Donald Trump again claimed that the 2020 election in Georgia was fraudulent, alleging that the election of US senator Jon Ossoff was illegitimate. Ossoff, who faces US congressman Mike Collins in November, does not represent Georgia’s values, Trump said.
Key points
- Trump falsely claimed at a Georgia rally that Jon Ossoff's election was illegitimate.
- Ossoff leads Mike Collins by nine points in recent polling.
- Trump touted economic, immigration and foreign policy claims to about 1,200 supporters.
Donald Trump held a campaign rally in Dalton, Georgia, on Monday, where he again claimed the 2020 election in Georgia was fraudulent and that the election of US senator Jon Ossoff was illegitimate. Trump was campaigning for Mike Collins for US Senate and Rick Jackson for governor.
Ossoff, who faces US congressman Mike Collins in November, does not represent Georgia's values, Trump said. Ossoff has maintained a consistent lead against Collins, with most recent polling showing him with a nine-point lead against his Republican rival.
Claims on economy and immigration
Trump claimed he was about to complete the most successful two-year run of a president in history, touting stock market gains, low unemployment and poverty rates, and the establishment of Trump accounts for newborns. He again said American voters would receive a $5,000 government check if Republicans hold the US House of Representatives, claiming that $21tn in foreign manufacturing investments pledged on his watch would offset the trillion-dollar cost.
Trump also touted his immigration record and the overthrow of the Venezuelan government. He said that in the past 17 months, zero illegal aliens have been admitted into the United States. An undocumented migrant is rarely admitted in any official way.
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Rally details and reactions
The rally began at about 2pm, with about 1,200 people packed into grandstands at Dalton municipal airport. Trump took the stage at about 4.20pm, 80 minutes after his scheduled start, with about 300 people standing unshaded in the Georgia afternoon sun.
Trump dismissed critics citing the increased cost of living, describing the term affordability as Democratic propaganda. He also discussed the early days of the war on Iran, saying, “Forty-eight hours, and that war was done.” Two protesters briefly unfurled a banner with an anti-ICE slogan and were hustled out by security.
