Former President Donald Trump and a host of Republicans addressed a crowd of thousands in Banks County at a rally on Trump’s “Save America” tour.
The rally officially began at 4 p.m. Saturday, though many supporters had been in line since the early morning. Trump took the stage at 8:15 p.m.— more than an hour after the scheduled time.
Among the speakers at the event were the following:
- David Perdue, who is running against Gov. Brian Kemp in the governor’s race primary
- State Sen. Burt Jones
- Herschel Walker, former Georgia Bulldogs star and current Senate hopeful
- Rep. Jody Hice, who is running for Georgia secretary of state
- Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene
- Rep. Andrew Clyde
- Vernon Jones, who is running for Georgia’s 10th congressional district seat
Here are five topics, mostly recurring among the speakers, that stood out during the rally.
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Trump on Ukraine and the military
Trump declared to the crowd that the war in Ukraine would have never happened had he been elected in 2020 and compared his administration with that of current President Joe Biden.
Trump noted…
