On Sunday, President Donald Trump announced his plans to hold a rally in Georgia in a bid to generate support for the Republican candidates ahead of the two impending Senate runoffs in the state. The aforesaid runoffs are particularly crucial because they will determine whether the GOP retains its control of the U.S. Senate.
Trump is slated to travel to Georgia on Jan. 4, where he will be hosting a political rally in a bid to garner support for incumbent Republican Senators Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue, according to The Wall Street Journal. This outing will come just one day before the runoff election in Georgia to determine control of the U.S. Senate.
Taking to his Twitter account on Sunday, Trump announced that he would be heading to Georgia on Monday for a rally backing Loeffler and Perdue, whom he described as "Great Senators," ahead of the runoffs. Aside from confirming that he will be hosting a big and wonderful rally, Trump subtly urged people to vote for him by saying their victory is important for the United States.
The RNC (Republican National Committee) noted that the Victory Rally would be held at 7 p.m. on Jan. 4 in Dalton, Georgia. It also announced that all attendees will be provided with access to masks and hand sanitizer and that their temperature will be checked. They will be required to wear the mask.
The two Republican candidates will also address the rally, which is slated to be held at the Dalton Regional Airport. Loeffler and Perdue will be locking horns with Democratic candidates Rev. Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff, respectively in the runoffs on Jan. 5. These Senate races were sent to a runoff since no candidate in either election was able to win a majority of the vote, The Hill reported.
If the Democratic candidates end up winning both seats, the upper chamber will be divided 50-50, with incoming Vice President-elect Kamala Harris being the tie-breaking vote. However, if either Republican senator wins their seat back, the GOP will retain control of the Senate.
In Nov., the president campaigned for the two Republican senators, pushing during a speech his baseless claims of widespread voter fraud and the Democrats stealing the election from him. Vice President Mike Pence was also in Georgia rallying support for Loeffler and Perdue.
Trump has refused to concede to President-elect Joe Biden, despite his victory in the Nov. 3 presidential election. The president isn't willing to deviate from making his dubious claims of the election being stolen from him and pushing other baseless conspiracy theories. Democrats, on the other hand, are hoping to turn the Senate seats blue next month.