As Georgia prepares to welcome President Donald Trump on Saturday for his first rally since the Nov. 3 election, his most ardent loyalists and more establishment Republicans are clashing over how to square his ongoing attacks on the democratic system with an upcoming runoff that’s critical for GOP control of the U.S Senate.
On Wednesday afternoon, Lin Wood – an attorney representing Trump – got on stage at a rally in Alpharetta and told the crowd to not vote for Republican Sens. David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler in the upcoming runoff election.
Echoing Trump’s concerns about the recent presidential election, Wood said the results of the Jan. 5 Senate runoff have already been decided and the upcoming election is already rigged.
“Do not be fooled twice,” Wood said, wearing a red “Make America Great Again” hat. “This is Georgia. We ain’t dumb. We’re not going to vote on Jan. 5 on another machine made by China. You’re not going to fool Georgians again.”
The “Stop the Steal” rally was held just days before Trump’s scheduled 7 p.m. rally Saturday at Valdosta Regional Airport to campaign for Loeffler and Perdue. They face Democrats Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff in match-ups that will decide control of the U.S. Senate.