Former President Donald Trump campaigns at the River Forum Center in Rome, Georgia, USA, on the 9th (local time). 24.03.09 © AFP=News1 © Reporter News1 Kim Ye-seul
After the ‘rematch’ between the President of the United States Joe Biden and the former President Donald Trump became certain, both figures visited the state of Georgia in the USA at the same time to campaign.
According to foreign media on the 9th (local time), President Biden and former President Trump held campaign rallies in Atlanta, Georgia and Rome, Georgia, respectively. The two areas are 70 miles (about 112 km) away from each other.
Former President Trump, who began his speech before President Biden, devoted the first 10 minutes of his nearly two-hour speech to criticizing President Biden’s State of the Union address.
Former President Trump said, “Joe Biden shouldn’t be angry and yell at America,” and “America should be angry and yell at Joe Biden.”
He then brought up issues of borders and immigration, mentioning Laken Riley, a female college student who was found dead on the University of Georgia campus last month. At the time, the suspect who murdered Riley was identified as an illegal Venezuelan immigrant who entered the United States in 2022.
Former President Trump raised his voice, saying, “What Joe Biden did on our border is a crime against humanity and the people of this country and will never be forgiven. It is truly shameful.”
In addition, President Biden initially described the suspect as ‘illegal’ in his State of the Union address, but later relented in an MSNBC interview and corrected the suspect by saying he was an “undocumented” immigrant.
Former President Trump pointed out, “He’s an illegal immigrant. Biden should apologize for apologizing to this murderer.”
“We will stop the killing, we will stop the bloodshed,” he said. “We will put an end to the suffering of our people, the looting and invasion of our cities and villages.
US President Joe Biden delivers a speech at Pullman Yard in Atlanta, Georgia, US on the 9th (local time). 24.03.09 © AFP=News1 © Reporter News1 Kim Ye-seul
President Biden’s side pointed to the fact that former President Trump met with far-right populist Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban.
“It can say a lot about who they’re contacting,” he said. “If he (Trump) says he wants to be a dictator, I will believe him. Our freedom is literally on the ballot in November.” he said.
President Biden pointed out that former President Trump had been indicted separately on charges of election interference in Georgia. “Those who seek to deny voting rights are also seeking to deny other core values of American diversity,” he said. “Instead of celebrating the contributions that immigrants make to our country, our economy, and our communities, Donald Trump calls them a pest and pollutes the American blood.” he noted.
Georgia is a representative battleground state that determines the outcome of the US presidential election. President Biden defeated former President Trump by 12,000 votes in Georgia in 2020, and former President Trump defeated then-Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton by 5 percentage points in the 2016 election.
Democratic strategist Fred Hicks told CNN that “Georgia is the starting point for the nation’s political landscape after 2018,” adding, “It’s fitting that this is the first stop at a time when President Biden is resuming his campaign and Donald Trump trying to regain. momentum.” he did
According to a Fox News poll conducted in January, in a showdown between President Biden and former President Trump, 51% of registered voters in Georgia said they would vote for former President Trump. 43% of respondents chose President Biden.
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