Trump Presses Grievances Over Presidential Election in Rally for Runoff Candidates in Georgia
President Donald Trump ranted about his allegations of voter fraud during a Georgia rally to support Republican Senate candidates in a runoff election in January.
According to The Associated Press, Trump pressed on with his allegations of misconduct during last month's election in Georgia as he pushed to turn out for Senators David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler in their runoff bid.
"Let them steal Georgia again, you'll never be able to look yourself in the mirror," Trump told the people in the rally.
Trump added that for four years, he managed to build the "greatest political movement in history" and did not want others to "rip it apart," said a report from Breitbart.
Reports noted that trump's speech was mostly about listing off his accomplishments as he did during earlier campaign rallies.
Trump Promotes Purdue, Loeffler
Purdue and Loeffler have their runoff elections set for January 5.
The runoffs in Georgia will determine the balance of power in Washington if Biden gets certified as the legitimate winner of the election.
Trump squeezed in part of the speech an encouragement for voters to support the two Republicans to "show the radical left that they don't surrender."
The GOP still needs one victory to keep its place in the Senate majority.
But for Democrats, they will likely go for a sweep to have a 50-50 Senate with the vice president-elect as the tiebreaker.
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Party officials hoped the president will put energy into encouraging voters to vote in the run-off so that Perdue and Loeffler can hold off Democrats Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock, respectively.
Trump did as expected of him, saying the races will be the "the most important congressional runoff, probably in American history."
At one point, he also said Perdue and Loeffler were the Republicans' "last line of defense," reported USA Today.
But most of the speech was dedicated to touting his legacy and talking about the election.
Republicans Worried About Low Turnout in Georgia Runoffs
Trump had repeated attempts to reverse his loss in Georgia by putting pressure on the Republican Governor Brian Kemp and the state legislature.
The 100-minute rally wasn't any different from those earlier efforts.
"We just need somebody with courage to do what they have to do," said Trump, in his effort to press legislators to push for pro-Trump electors.
But state officials do not have legal authority to do what Trump demands, as it is in defiance of their own voters.
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Some Republican officials in Georgia grew worried that since Trump had been throwing so much suspicion in the state's elections, voters may get discouraged.
They believe voters will start thinking the system is rigged and decide that they would rather sit out the two races.
But Trump issued a warning to Democrats saying, "We're going to be watching...every element of what they do" during the runoffs.
As part of the rally, Loeffler and Perdue also said a few words.
Loeffler said Trump "made America great again because he put America first," in terms of creating the strongest economy, reported Breitbart.
As Perdue spoke, "fight for Trump" was echoing in the background.
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