Trump Sparks New Feud with Georgia Governor, 'Little Brian' | Some Republicans warned Trump’s comments could threaten his already shaky prospects in the state | USA LIVE | CNBC TV18
“He’s a bad guy, he’s a disloyal guy and he’s a very average governor,” Trump told supporters, eliciting boos toward Kemp from the crowd.
The attack - on social media and in person at the Georgia State University Convocation Center - marked an escalation of Trump’s longstanding criticism of Kemp. And it instantly unsettled Georgia Republicans, who warned Trump’s comments threaten his already shaky prospects in the state.
ATLANTA, GEORGIA - Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and his running mate JD Vance hold a campaign rally in Atlanta, in the battleground state of Georgia. “During the Atlanta rally, President Trump criticized Governor Brian Kemp and revisited the 2020 election results,” said Eric Tanenblatt, the longtime Republican strategist, fundraiser and former chief of staff to Gov. Sonny Perdue who most recently chaired Nikki Haley’s Georgia campaign. “With Georgia being a pivotal state, it’s crucial for the Republican Party to look ahead and avoid dwelling on past elections. To win in the upcoming election, Republicans need to present a united front and prioritize future-focused policies.”
Former president Donald Trump congratulated Russian President Vladimir Putin over a prisoner swap that took place this week, saying the Russian strongman had outsmarted U.S. officials as part of the largest such deal since the end of the Cold War.
At a rally here on Saturday, Trump did not mention any of the American prisoners who were released in the deal - including Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who was imprisoned for more than a year on charges the U.S. government has denounced as fabricated. In his previous comments on the deal, he did not mention any of the prisoners by name either, only criticizing the U.S. government.
“I’d like to congratulate Vladimir Putin for having made yet another great deal. … We have 59 hostages, I never paid anything. … Boy, we make some horrible, horrible deals. It’s nice to say we got ‘em back, but does that set a bad precedent,” Trump said.
He did not mention any of the U.S. officials who worked on the deal for months.
Trump had been reluctant to speak about Gershkovich for about the first year of the reporter’s detention but finally called for his release in May. The former president has repeatedly bragged about his close relationship with Putin, but also says that Putin respects him and would have never invaded Ukraine if Trump was president.
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10 сен 2024
