In Georgia, Trump Says Stacey Abrams 'Would Be Better' Than Gov. Kemp

In Georgia, Trump Says Stacey Abrams 'Would Be Better' Than Gov. Kemp

Former President Donald Trump at rally in Perry, Georgia

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PERRY, Georgia. — Thousands packed the Georgia National Fairgrounds in Perry as former President Donald Trump held a rally for a slate of pro-Trump candidates running for office in Georgia in 2022. Trump has remained fixated on Georgia and Gov. Brian Kemp since Kemp refused to intervene in the state's election results, which President Joe Biden won by about 11,000 votes. The rally was as much anti-Kemp as it was pro-Trump. At one point, Trump said Stacey Abrams would be a better governor than Kemp. With the exception of Herschel Walker, the GOP speakers took the stage one-by-one, with the same them...

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