{"id":1365512,"date":"2022-03-08T17:31:42","date_gmt":"2022-03-08T22:31:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1365512"},"modified":"2022-03-08T17:31:45","modified_gmt":"2022-03-08T22:31:45","slug":"trump-jr-rallies-in-georgia-for-david-perdue-we-need-candidates-who-will-actually-fight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-jr-rallies-in-georgia-for-david-perdue-we-need-candidates-who-will-actually-fight\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Jr. Rallies in Georgia for David Perdue: We Need Candidates \u2018Who Will Actually Fight\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-jr-rallies-in-georgia-for-david-perdue-we-need-candidates-who-will-actually-fight%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1365512&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">Donald Trump Jr. hit the campaign trail in Georgia on Monday to promote Republican candidates backed by his father, including, most notably, former Sen. David Perdue (R-GA), who is hoping to unseat Gov. Brian Kemp (R) in the primary race for governor in May.<\/p>\n<p>Trump Jr. rallied in the solid red cities of Tifton and Cumming, touting his father\u2019s endorsement of Perdue and bashing the Biden administration, according to videos and reports of the events.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>In one clip, shared by a Fox 5 Atlanta reporter, Trump Jr.\u00a0 said \u201cmultiple statistical impossibilities\u201d occurred in a handful of counties in the 2020 election but that Democrats did not care because they \u201cgot the outcome they wanted.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s why we need, again, people to understand my father is supporting David Perdue. He\u2019s supporting Burt Jones. He\u2019s supporting Vernon, because he understands that these people will actually fight,\u201d Trump Jr. added in reference to\u00a0former President Donald Trump\u2019s endorsements of congressional candidate Vernon Jones, who was at the Cumming rally, and lieutenant governor candidate Burt Jones, who was at both rallies.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Donald Trump Jr. is mostly talking national politics and the 2020 election at the Perdue event. He asserted that \u201cstatistical anomalies\u201d in a handful of counties contributed to his father\u2019s defeat. That\u2019s why dad\u2019s backing candidates \u201cwho will actually fight.\u201d<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FOX5Atlanta?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@FOX5Atlanta<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YFqcJYlGrh\">pic.twitter.com\/YFqcJYlGrh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rob DiRienzo (@RobDiRienzo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RobDiRienzo\/status\/1500895936364654594?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 7, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>In another clip, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=rqXuommQEwA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">shared<\/a> by Forbes Breaking News, Trump Jr. castigated President Joe Biden, whose average approval <a href=\"https:\/\/projects.fivethirtyeight.com\/biden-approval-rating\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ratings<\/a> are presently deeply underwater, asking the crowd, \u201cHave you guys had enough of this failed experiment yet?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe one place where the Biden administration and Democrats have overperformed is I thought it would take them much longer to destroy our country,\u201d Trump Jr. said.<\/p>\n<p>Perdue, who appeared at both rallies, made mention of his \u201cStop Stacey, Save Georgia\u201d tagline on social media in a post welcoming Trump Jr. to his state.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Great to have <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DonaldJTrumpJr?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@DonaldJTrumpJr<\/a> in Georgia today! \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8<\/p>\n<p>Conservatives are fired up to Stop Stacey and Save Georgia! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0LmCcbGnQI\">pic.twitter.com\/0LmCcbGnQI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 David Perdue (@DavidPerdueGA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DavidPerdueGA\/status\/1500929303239868418?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 7, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Whoever wins the primary will face Democrat gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams, who narrowly lost to Kemp in 2018 and is now running again, this time with a higher profile and a more advanced fundraising operation.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>According to a copy of Perdue\u2019s remarks in Cumming, the Georgia Republican told the crowd, \u201cThe biggest thing that could happen right now is that in Georgia, we elect a conservative Governor to make sure that in 2024, we put a conservative Republican back in the White House and stop this madness.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe also have to get the Senate Majority back this year, and the only way to do that is to win this Governor\u2019s race.\u00a0With your help, we\u2019re going to make damn sure Stacey Abrams is never the Governor of Georgia!\u201d Perdue said.<\/p>\n<p>Trump has waged a campaign to unseat Kemp because he blames Kemp in large part for his narrow loss to Biden in Georgia in the 2020 election.<\/p>\n<p>Trump has repeatedly attacked Kemp over the election, calling Kemp a \u201cRINO\u201d and characterizing him as complacent, in part for not calling a special legislative session to choose a set of electors that would override the state\u2019s popular vote. Kemp was adamant at the time that the move would have been against federal law and \u201cimmediately enjoined by the courts.\u201d A consent decree, which Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger\u00a0<a title=\"This external link will open in a new window\" href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2021\/12\/12\/exclusive-perdue-stacey-abrams-wants-give-illegal-aliens-right-vote-democrats-would-control-georgia-forever\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">signed<\/a>\u00a0in March 2020, and calls for audits, which Kemp\u00a0<a class=\"x5l\" title=\"This external link will open in a new window\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BrianKempGA\/status\/1335278871630008324?s=20&#038;t=kydx0NAoODwqxrtwiBVg2A\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">agreed<\/a>\u00a0with, have also been a source of Trump\u2019s gripes.<\/p>\n<p>The former president therefore quickly endorsed Perdue when Perdue announced his challenge to Kemp in December and also encouraged Vernon Jones to drop out of the gubernatorial race \u2014\u00a0 likely with the goal that Perdue would annex supporters of Jones, who aligns himself with Trump \u2014 and Trump then endorsed Jones when he moved over into a congressional race.<\/p>\n<p>While Kemp has been leading Perdue in polls, a Trafalgar Group poll recently\u00a0<a title=\"This external link will open in a new window\" href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2022\/02\/17\/georgia-poll-brian-kemp-leads-david-perdue-in-tight-governors-primary-race\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">found<\/a>\u00a0that a significant portion of its respondents \u2014 more than 30 percent \u2014 were not aware of Trump\u2019s endorsement in the race, signaling a possible opportunity for Perdue to close the polling gap by raising awareness of Trump\u2019s support.<\/p>\n<p><em>Write to Ashley Oliver at <a href=\"mailto:aoliver@breitbart.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">aoliver@breitbart.com<\/a>. Follow her on Twitter at <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/asholiver\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@asholiver<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Donald Trump Jr. hit the campaign trail in Georgia on Monday to promote Republican candidates backed by his father, including, most notably, former Sen. David Perdue (R-GA), who is hoping<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1365512","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1365512","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1365512"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1365512\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1365512"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1365512"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1365512"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}