{"id":117857,"date":"2024-10-24T14:59:47","date_gmt":"2024-10-24T07:59:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=117857"},"modified":"2024-10-24T14:59:47","modified_gmt":"2024-10-24T07:59:47","slug":"trump-speaks-in-georgia-rally-with-charlie-kirk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=117857","title":{"rendered":"Trump speaks in Georgia rally with Charlie Kirk"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>DULUTH, Ga. (AP) \u2014 Donald Trump pushed supporters at a rollicking rally Wednesday in Georgia to vote for him \u2014 with an early ballot or in-person on Election Day \u2014 in a state that will be crucial in the presidential election. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cJust vote \u2014 whichever way you want to do it,\u201d Trump told the capacity crowd at an event organized by conservative provocateur Charlie Kirk and the group he founded.<\/p>\n<p>But the rest of former president\u2019s speech and the hours-long lineup that preceded him framed the 2024 presidential election in the starkest terms: Trump, the Republican nominee, lobbed hyperbolic insults at his rival, Vice President Kamala Harris, while a parade of other speakers, Kirk included, invoked unapologetically religious tones and described Harris and her Democratic Party as evil. <\/p>\n<p>Democrats \u201cstand for everything God hates,\u201d Kirk said, calling the Trump vs. Harris choice \u201ca spiritual battle.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a Christian state. I\u2019d like to see it stay that way,\u201d Kirk told the 10,000 or so Georgians, who at one point joined Kirk in a defeaning chant of \u201cChrist is King! Christ is King!\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Harris, who is a Baptist, used a CNN town hall in Philadelphia to describe Trump as fascistic, further crystallizing the nation\u2019s polarized posture with less than two weeks until Election Day. <\/p>\n<p>The Trump campaign strategy of encouraging supporters to consider every voting method is a turn from when the former president blamed his 2020 election loss on mail ballots; the number of people voting early <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/early-vote-records-trump-harris-1c219d0d27d56996388f2e2be5a58fac\">has surged<\/a><\/span> this year. Over 1.9 million voters have cast early ballots in Georgia, where Trump lost by a mere 11,779 votes four years ago to Democrat Joe Biden. Voters nationwide have returned a total of over 23 million advance ballots in the 2024 general election. That\u2019s broken records in multiple states, partly driven by Republicans embracing early voting at Trump\u2019s direction. <\/p>\n<p>Yet as the contest enters its final days, allies like Kirk are searching for people who lean toward Trump but may still sit the election out when it comes to casting a ballot.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou need to go to every single person you know and say, \u2018Are you voting for Trump?\u2019\u201d Kirk told the crowd. <\/p>\n<p>The 31-year-old Kirk has an outsize role in this year\u2019s election, using his online presence and the organization he founded, Turning Point Action, to make himself one of the nation\u2019s most recognizable conservatives and a central part of Trump\u2019s operation. The former president has put a particular emphasis on courting younger men, the \u201cbro vote,\u201d trying to reach them through podcasts, social media and influencers such as Kirk.<\/p>\n<p>The rally, at the Gas South Arena in Duluth, was filled with Turning Point\u2019s signature pyrotechnics. Trump used it to feature three figures who represent the populist coalition he is trying to assemble: Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who ran his own campaign for president this year before endorsing Trump; former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, a former Democrat who announced this week that she is joining the Republican Party; and Tucker Carlson, the former Fox News commentator who has attracted millions of followers with his bravado-heavy social media presence. He added country music singer Jason Aldean, whose \u201cTry That in a Small Town\u201d single was a reaction to urban protests.<\/p>\n<p>Carlson whipped the crowd into a frenzy by reassuring them that liberals and political elites were the \u201cbizarre minority\u201d in U.S. politics, while Trump\u2019s \u201cMake America Great Again\u201d supporters comprise a \u201cgentle, tolerant\u201d movement. Carlson cast Trump as America\u2019s \u201cDad\u201d and said a Trump victory over Harris would mean \u201cDad\u2019s home! And he\u2019s pissed!\u201d \u2014 while also being a \u201cbig middle finger wagging\u201d at \u201cthe worst people in the English-speaking world.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"Infobox\" data-module=\"\" data-gtm-region=\"What to know about the 2024 Election Today's news: Follow live updates from the campaign trail from the AP. Ground Game: Sign up for AP's weekly politics newsletter to get it in your inbox every Monday. AP's Role: The Associated Press is the most trusted source of information on election night, with a history of accuracy dating to 1848. Learn more.\" data-align-center=\"\">\n<div class=\"Infobox-items RichTextBody\">\n<p><b>What to know about the 2024 Election<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Later in the night as Trump spoke, some in the crowd shouted out, \u201cDaddy\u2019s home!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Wednesday\u2019s rally was strategically located in part of the swath of metro Atlanta where Trump underperformed four years ago in his reelection campaign. Kirk and Trump are also scheduled to appear at a rally Thursday evening in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n<p>Trump praised Kirk for \u201cworking so hard\u201d on the rally and other campaign efforts.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier Wednesday, Trump made his own pitch to conservative Christian voters at a faith-focused town hall held at a church in Zebulon, about 50 miles south of Atlanta. He made the dubious claim that Christians don\u2019t vote in high numbers. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen you have faith, when you believe in God, it\u2019s a big advantage over people that don\u2019t have that,\u201d he said, arguing that Christian voters are energized in his favor this year. <\/p>\n<p>At the end of what was billed as a \u201cBelievers and Ballots\u201d event, Trump moved outside to address an overflow crowd. Several hundred people were assembled in the church parking lot, chanting \u201cUSA!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Beyond his work in Georgia, Kirk\u2019s Turning Point is <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-turning-point-voter-mobilization-musk-07286c2572b02aafefdda1cda093e788\">pitching state and local Republican officials<\/a><\/span> in a get-out-the-vote operation in Arizona, Wisconsin and elsewhere. Critics question the group\u2019s claims and its use of an app that has minimal protections to secure voters\u2019 personal information. In a recording of one meeting obtained by The Associated Press, a group operative declared, \u201cWe now are an official arm of the Trump campaign.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this week, <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/election-2024-trump-turning-point-maga-d08a98e439fa4e902cb756d7e35153db\">Kirk<\/a><\/span> and <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/vivek-ramaswamy\">Vivek Ramaswamy<\/a><\/span> took the stage in downtown Atlanta, a decidedly liberal environment for the conservatives to hold court with college students. The event was part of Kirk\u2019s \u201cYou\u2019re Being Brainwashed Tour,\u201d which stops on college campuses across the swing states. More than the field work, the \u201cBrainwashed\u201d tour has become perhaps his most visible presence in the closing months of the campaign.<\/p>\n<p>Within minutes, Ramaswamy, the biotech entrepreneur who sought the Republican presidential nomination this year, and Kirk were jousting with Georgia State University undergraduates over their choices in the Nov. 5 presidential election.<\/p>\n<p>Trump and his aides argue that his populist nationalism appeals to younger voters frustrated by an inflationary economy and rising housing prices.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m definitely voting for Trump because he reflects my values as a conservative and as a Christian more than Ms. Harris,\u201d said 25-year-old student Jean Pierre. <\/p>\n<p>Kirk repeated Trump\u2019s misrepresentation that Harris has been singularly responsible for immigration policy. He amplified the falsehood that 325,000 children have been \u201clost\u201d at the border during Biden\u2019s term.<\/p>\n<p>Kirk also defended the Trump supporters who attacked the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, as Congress met to certify Biden\u2019s election.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/ashli-babbitt-capitol-siege-a15c7e52a04d932972b7a284c7a8f7df\">Ashli Babbitt<\/a><\/span>, who was shot dead by a Capitol Police officer inside the building, was unarmed, Kirk said. He asked rhetorically whether the death of <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/george-floyd\">George Floyd<\/a><\/span>, an unarmed Black man killed by a white Minneapolis police officer in 2020, was acceptable. That drew jeers and more than a few expletives.<\/p>\n<p>Kirk, who is white, went on to say: \u201cBlack people in America are getting put last, which seems to be a theme the last 60 years when Democrats are in charge.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The crowd, which reflected the racial and ethnic diversity of Georgia State\u2019s enrollment, largely did not react. Turning Point staffers and local conservatives cheered.<\/p>\n<p>Pierre praised Kirk for trying to organize on liberal-leaning campuses. Yet he seemed vastly outnumbered in the crowd by students who were there to push back at the host or simply to watch the combative exchanges.<\/p>\n<p>Jason Evans and Tyler Hill showed up in \u201cWhite Dudes for Harris\u201d attire.<\/p>\n<p>Said Hill: \u201cI\u2019m just here for the show.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>___<\/h2>\n<p>Associated Press writer Stephen Groves in Washington contributed reporting.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script>\n  window.fbAsyncInit = function() {\n      FB.init({\n              appId : '870613919693099',\n          xfbml : true,\n          version : 'v2.9'\n      });\n  };\n  (function(d, s, id){\n     var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n     if (d.getElementById(id)) {return;}\n     js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\n     js.src = \"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js\";\n     fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n   }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/turning-point-election-2024-donald-trump-2b3580134a6b19dff18771c3fdb0f11a\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DULUTH, Ga. 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