Trump attacks undocumented immigrants and other high-profile targets at Georgia Tech rally

Former President Donald Trump tries to win votes during a rally in Atlanta. Ross Williams/Georgia recorder

Former President Donald Trump was back in Georgia on Monday for a faith summit and rally just over a week ahead of the Nov. 5 presidential election, where he faces Vice President Kamala Harris.

Georgia’s 16 electoral votes could be crucial to victory, and both the candidates and their surrogates have stormed the state in recent days, with important appearances by candidates last week and by surrogates about the weekend.

Trump began his latest visit with a stop at a church in Powder Springs for a faith summit with evangelical leaders including Paula White, Jentezen Franklin, Jack Graham and Kenneth Copeland.

The former president concluded his Monday visit with a rally at Georgia Tech’s McCamish Pavilion, near where he debated President Joe Biden in late June before Biden dropped out of the race.

The mood was jovial in the arena where Tech plays basketball as Trump promised to improve the economy, ban transgender women from participating in women’s sports and protect American women from criminal undocumented immigrants, highlighting cases of victims who have been murdered by people who were in the country illegally. promising measures including mass deportations of undocumented immigrants.

“The United States is an occupied country, but it will soon no longer be an occupied country,” he said.

Studies shows that undocumented immigrants commit fewer crimes than native-born Americans, including violent crimes.

In his roughly 75-minute remarks, Trump launched attacks on a number of targets, including Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis, who is overseeing his criminal trial; former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi; his former 2016 rival Hillary Clinton and the media.

His most frequent target was Harris, whom he called a “low IQ individual,” “train wreck,” “radical left-wing Marxist,” and a “threat to democracy.”

“Problem after problem, Kamala broke it and I will fix it,” he said.

Citing high turnout in early voting, Trump expressed confidence in his chances of winning Georgia but also urged his supporters to keep working to get the vote out.

“Boy, I hear we’re doing well, but I don’t want to say it because I want you to keep going. We have to finish it,” he said. “It’s like I’m watching these guys in a baseball game, and they’re going to win, they get nice and complacent, and then they get hit in the last inning.”

At the time of the demonstration, more than 3 million Georgians had already cast their votes. Polls show Trump with a slight advantage in the state, but the race is likely to be close to 50-50 and both sides have a chance of victory in Georgia. On Tuesday, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, Harris’ pick for vice president, will visit Columbus and Savannah, the same day former first lady Michelle Obama will headline a nonpartisan election rally in Atlanta.

At a news conference Monday morning, Democrats told reporters that Trump’s plans would take the nation in the wrong direction.

“The stakes of these elections are clear. We have a choice between Vice President Harris and Governor Walz – who will stand up for Georgians and lead our country into the future – and Trump and JD Vance, who want to take us backwards,” said former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms. “Georgians know that Donald Trump isn’t fighting for us or the middle class – he’s fighting for billionaires. Vice President Harris has a vision for our future that will lower costs and make life more affordable for working families.”

Early voting is available through Friday, and Election Day is November 5. Visit the Secretary of State of Georgia My voter page for more information, including where to vote.

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