Trump yet again repeats fraud claims urges turnout in Georgia runoff

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 President Donald Trump has urged voters in Georgia to support Republican Senate candidates in the upcoming runoff elections while repeating baseless allegations that his re-election was “stolen” by Democrats.

“You must vote for David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler. Go out and vote,” Trump told thousands of people gathered on an airport tarmac in Valdosta in southern Georgia on Saturday.

“With your help, we are going to continue our mission to save America.”

With the presidential election over, America’s gaze is now focused on this battleground state where two runoff elections in January will determine which party will control the US Senate.

A victory for either Loeffler or Perdue will give Republicans a Senate majority and the hope of restraining the ambitions of President-elect Joe Biden, a Democrat.

Biden’s party already controls the House of Representatives, and if Democratic candidates Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock win the Senate runoff in Georgia, the party will control the White House and both houses of Congress, giving it the power to enact the president-elect’s agenda with minimal disruption from the Republicans.

Trump holds powerful influence over Republicans in Georgia.

Instead of looking ahead to the runoff in recent weeks, he has spent most of his time since Election Day casting doubt on the US voting process, filing unsuccessful lawsuits to overturn state results of the presidential contest and claiming, without evidence, that he is the rightful winner.

With so much on the line, Trump’s repeated questioning of the integrity of the nation’s voting system has left Republicans concerned that his comments would lead supporters away from the polls in January.

Trump’s campaign visit on Saturday – his first appearance at a rally since the November 3 presidential election – aimed to quell those concerns.

 

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