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Well, hello Georgia!
It is great to be back
in the Peach State.
Thank you all for coming out.
This looks like a –
come January 5th, here in Georgia
we're going to have us a rodeo.
I want to thank –
would you join me in just thanking
the former Governor, Sonny Perdue,
one of the greatest American's
I have ever known.
And Commissioner,
Bubba McDonald.
Thank you GOP Chairman,
David Shafer.
And I got to tell you
it’s a particular privilege for me
to be in the home district of
one of the greatest allies
this administration has
had on Capitol Hill.
He's a courageous
and fearless man,
a principled conservative,
and a man of integrity and faith.
Join me in thanking
Congressman, Doug Collins,
for all you’ve done
for Georgia and America.
But it really is great
to be with so many friends today,
thank you
for coming out.
Speaking of
friends of mine,
allow me to bring greetings
from another friend of mine.
I told him I was heading
to Georgia today,
and to be honest with you,
I thought he just a little bit jealous.
So let me bring
greetings from a leader
who has been fighting
to keep the promises
that he made to the people of
Georgia every single day.
I bring greetings from
the 45th President
of the United States of America,
President Donald Trump.
And like
all of you,
I'm here because I stand with
President Donald Trump,
but I'm also here because
President Trump and I stand with
Senator David Perdue
and Senator Kelly Loeffler.
I really appreciate
you all coming out, I truly do.
The president and I
couldn’t be more grateful
for the support of the people
across the great State of Georgia,
over the past four years
and over the past two weeks.
It’s amazing to think
so far in this election
President Trump has received
more than 73 million votes,
more than any Republican
candidate for President in history,
more than any incumbent
President in history,
and the greatest share of minority
votes of any Republican in 60 years.
But I will tell you as our
election contests continue
here in Georgia and
in courts across America,
I promise you we're
going to keep fighting
until every
legal vote is counted.
We're going to keep fighting until
every illegal vote is thrown out,
and whatever
the future holds,
we will never stop fighting
to make America great again.
That’s why, in addition to
all your support for this President,
that's why Georgia and America
need David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler
back in a Republican majority
in the United States Senate.
We need the Peach State
to defend the Senate,
and the road to a
Republican majority
goes straight
through Georgia.
Are you
with me?
We need Georgia to send
these two great senators
back to a
Republican majority
because of
who they are,
because of all
we've accomplished,
and because the
Republican Senate majority
could be the
last line of defense
in preserving all that we've done
to defend this nation,
revive our economy,
and preserve the God-given
liberties that we all hold.
But I’m here first and foremost
because of who they are,
like a son
of Macon,
who after high school
enrolled in Georgia Tech,
and paid his way
through college
by working in warehouse
and construction jobs.
He eventually would put together
an extraordinary career in business,
reached the very top
of the business world,
a 40-year successful
business career,
but he's a
man of faith,
he felt a calling
as a public servant.
He stepped forward
six years ago,
and I can tell you
firsthand
he's been one of the
greatest allies of our agenda,
and President Donald Trump
in Washington DC.
Would you join me in thanking
Senator David Perdue?
An incredible man.
He's been a champion for Georgia
and Georgia's values.
Just like
another leader,
fourth-generation
on her family's farm,
she built her own company
from the ground up here in Georgia.
She made history breaking barriers
in business and in sports for women
to become one of Georgia’s most
successful businesswomen ever,
and she too was willing to
step forward and serve this state.
And I can tell you every day she's
been in the United States senate
she has been an unapologetic
champion of our agenda,
and the conservative values
that have made Georgia great.
Senator Kelly Loeffler,
thank you for your great leadership.
So, it’s about
who they are,
but it’s also about everything
that we have accomplished
with allies like these
in Washington DC.
So, it’s amazing to think
all that we've done.
Four years ago
we inherited a military
that had been hollowed out
by a devastating budget.
An economy that was struggling
to break out of the slowest recovery
since the
Great Depression.
Terrorism was on the rise
around the world,
and we witnessed the steady assault
on our most cherished values.
But with
these allies,
and under the leadership
of President Donald Trump,
we rebuilt
our military.
We revived
our economy.
We secured
our border,
stood with
law enforcement,
and fought for life, and liberty,
and the constitution of the USA.
And everything starts
with our national defense.
You may not know that the Pence
family is a bit of a military family.
My son,
I'm proud to say,
my son is a Captain in the
United States Marine Corps.
And one of my two
unworthy sons-in-law
is a Lieutenant in the
United States Navy,
currently deployed
and serving our nation.
And I
could tell you,
I couldn't be more proud to
serve alongside a President
who cares so deeply about the men
and women of our Armed Forces.
President Donald Trump,
with the strong support
of our allies
in Congress,
signed the largest increase
in our national defense
since the days
of Ronald Reagan.
We've finally given our soldiers, sailors, airmen, marines, coast guard
the resources and support
they need to defend this nation.
And let me say, as we restored
the arsenal of democracy,
from his seat on the
Senate Armed Services Committee,
Senator David Perdue has
been there every step of the way.
But it's not just been
about those who serve,
but also about all of you
who did serve in the
uniform of the
United States.
As I'm standing in this
patriotic crowd here in Georgia,
I'm confident there’s
a lot of women and men
that have served
in our Armed Forces.
So, if you
wouldn’t mind,
if you're a veteran
of our Armed Forces,
would you just put
your hand in the air,
and give us a chance to
thank you one more time?
Thank you
for your service.
Thank you
for your service.
Thank you
for our freedom.
You know,
we all remember, especially,
these veterans under
the last administration.
We saw years
of scandals,
and a VA that shocked
the conscience of the nation.
But with the strong
support from her,
seen on the
Veteran's Affairs Committee,
Senator Kelly Loeffler was there
as President Trump implemented
the most sweeping
reforms of the VA in 50 years.
We fired 10,000
VA employees.
They were not giving our veterans
the health care that they've earned,
and Veterans Choice
is now available
for every veteran
in America.
Thank you,
Senator Loeffler.
With that renewed American strength
we stood up to our enemies,
and stood with our allies
all these last four years.
Under the direction
of our Commander in Chief,
our Armed Forces took down
the last inch of territory
under the
black flag of ISIS,
and eliminated their leader
without one American casualty.
And with the strong support
of both of your Senators,
this President stood
strong against Iran.
We got out of the
Iran nuclear deal,
and the Iranian General,
Qasem Soleimani, is gone.
So, we stood strong against
those who would threaten
our freedom
and our peace.
We've also stood with our most
cherished allies like never before.
After four Presidents in a row
promised, and didn’t do it,
it was President Donald Trump
who kept his word and moved the
American Embassy to Jerusalem,
the Capital of the State of Israel.
So, it’s been
about our security,
but it also been about prosperity
in the last four years.
And after the slowest recovery
since the Great Depression,
working with Senator Perdue
and Senator Loeffler,
President Donald Trump
revived our economy.
We cut taxes
across the board.
We rolled back regulation
at an historic pace.
We fought for
free and fair trade,
unleashed
American energy,
and in three
short years,
businesses large and small created
seven million good paying jobs.
And even in this
challenging year,
after losing 22 million jobs in
the height of this global pandemic,
and that strong foundation we put in
with our allies in the Congress,
and the unprecedented
recovery and relief efforts
for families
and businesses
that Senator Perdue
and Senator Loeffler provided,
we've already seen more than
12 million Americans go back to work
including 350,000 people
right here in the Peach State.
And David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler
were there every step of the way.
Frankly, beyond our prosperity,
beyond our security,
I couldn't be more proud
to stand with two leaders,
and to serve with the President
who has stood every day with the
men and women who serve on the
thin blue line of law enforcement.
President Trump,
David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler
will always
back the Blue.
Beyond that, we've supported
the rule of law as never before,
and this is where the
Senate looms so large.
Remember, the President
nominates men and women
to serve in
our federal courts,
but it's the Senate that confirms,
and working with Georgia's Senators.
We've actually seen more
than 220 Conservatives
appointed to our
federal courts at every level,
and they are all men and women
who will uphold
the God-given liberties
enshrined in our constitution.
Like the freedom of religion,
the freedom of speech,
and the second amendment right
to keep and bear arms.
220 judges
including
Justice Neil Gorsuch,
Justice Brett Kavanaugh,
and
Justice Amy Coney Barrett.
Isn't she great?
I mean,
in her confirmation hearing,
how much did you love it
when they said,
“What have you got written
on that paper in front of you?”
“Nothing.”
She is an
amazing person.
I've got to tell you
Senator Perdue and Senator Loeffler
were there every
step of the way
as the president of the United States
fulfilled his duty to fill that seat.
In fact, let me take this opportunity
to thank Senator Loeffler.
She was the first member
of the United States Senate
to call for a confirmation vote
of Justice Amy Coney Barrett.
Thank you,
Senator.
A strong judiciary,
a vanguard in the Senate –
it's never been
more important.
And you all remember
in the last administration
the steady assault on our
most cherished liberties,
including the
freedom of religion.
I mean,
the last administration
actually compromised
the conscience rights
of doctors and nurses
in religious charity.
They actually hauled the
Little Sisters of the Poor
into federal court to force them
to compromise their faith
to live under the
mandates of Obamacare.
And you all might remember
when Judge Amy Coney Barrett
was being confirmed
a couple years ago,
the Democrat leader of the
Judiciary Committee actually said
she was concerned because of
Judge Barrett’s sincere Catholic faith.
She said, and I quote,
“The dogma lives loudly within you.”
And their friends in Hollywood
have been attacking
Judge Amy Coney Barrett,
and her values, ever since.
Well, I've got
a message
for the Democrats in Washington
and their friends in Hollywood,
and the two Democrats
who are trying to join them
from here
in Georgia,
that dogma
lives loudly in me.
That dogma
lives loudly in you.
And the right to live and worship
according to the dictates of our faith
lives loudly in the constitution
of the United States of America.
And that's why –
one more reason why
we need these two great Senators
back in the United States Senate.
And we have
accomplished so much:
prosperity,
security,
and strengthening the
foundation under our liberty.
But I have to tell you,
maybe most of all,
I couldn’t be more proud
to be standing today
with two members of
the United States Senate
and with
a President
who stand without apology
for the sanctity of human life.
The men who enter Georgia
for who they are,
for all that
we've accomplished.
We need Senator David Perdue
and Senator Kelly Loeffler
back in a Republican majority
in the United States Senate,
and we need Georgia to defend
the majority on January 5, 2021.
Are you
with me?
I think you all know
the stakes in this election.
The choice in this election
has never been clear.
Where David Perdue
and Kelly Loeffler
stand for strong
national defense,
Raphael Warnock
and Jon Ossoff
are going to cut
our national defense
to fund their big
government program.
Don’t you doubt it
for a minute.
A couple of weeks
before the election
Democrats in Washington
were already talking about
deep cuts in
our national defense
to fund their new
big government projects.
And Raphael Warnock
has demeaned our military.
He repeatedly is defending
anti-Semitic rhetoric,
and even ridiculed our
most cherished ally, Israel.
And where David Perdue
and Kelly Loeffler cut taxes,
they're going to keep defending the
right to keep more of what you earn.
Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock
want to raise taxes
on working families and
businesses, large and small.
And where Jon Ossoff
and Raphael Warnock
are talking about
de-funding the police,
David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler
will always back the Blue.
And where Jon Ossoff
and Raphael Warnock
want to support activist judges who
will literally legislate from the bench,
and support taxpayer
funding of abortion,
all the way up to
the moment of birth,
David Perdue
and Kelly Loeffler
will stand for the principles
in our constitution
and the right to life
every single day.
You all know the stakes
here in Georgia.
Chuck Schumer
said the other day,
“Now we take Georgia,
then we change America.”
But I've got a message
for Chuck Schumer
and the
Washington Democrats.
We are going to keep Georgia,
and we are going to save America.
Our agenda is
American greatness.
Their agenda is
American decline.
Where we're
opening up America,
I promise you they're going to be
locking down American again,
if they get
half the chance.
In fact, remember when the
Democrats said it would be
impossible to actually have a
vaccine by the end of the year?
I've got a news flash
for you, folks.
Pfizer turned their vaccine
over to the FDA today.
Before the end
of this year,
we're going to see 40 million
vaccines all across America.
That’s the leadership of
President Donald Trump.
We're in the
miracle business.
I mean, you all know Jon Ossoff
and Raphael Warnock's agenda
is higher taxes, open borders,
socialized medicine,
the Green New Deal,
abortion on demand,
de-funding the police,
packing the courts.
Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock
are wrong for Georgia
and wrong
for America.
That's why we need Georgia to
say no to Ossoff and Warnock,
and yes to Senator David Perdue
and Senator Kelly Loeffler
on January 5.
So Georgia, I came here today
to say stay in the fight.
Stay in the fight for the
integrity in this election.
Stay in the fight to defend
the Republican majority.
And stay in the fight until the
polls close on January 5th,
and we send
David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler
back to a Republican majority
in the United States Senate.
So, I got on
the bus today.
So, I headed
your way.
To stand with these
two great leaders,
and stand
with all of you.
And I've got a couple things to
ask you to do in the weeks ahead.
The first thing I need
you to do is vote, Georgia.
Vote to re-elect
David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler
in the
United States Senate.
I'm told early in-person voting
starts Monday, December 14th.
At my last stop, they said the
local office opens at 8:30 am.
So, let me ask all of you
that came to this rodeo today,
grab a neighbor,
grab a family member,
remember, friends
don't let friends vote alone.
Get out and vote to re-elect
David Perdue and Kelly Loeffle
the moment they
open early voting.
And secondly,
I want you to tell somebody
why you came out today,
and why you feel so passionate.
The people of Georgia
deserve to know
just how important
this election is.
We need you to
stay in the fight,
and encourage others
to stay in the fight.
Georgia will loom large
in the future of this Senate,
make no mistake
about it.
I know Georgia
is up to the task.
I know Georgia is
going to hold on.
So, vote as soon
as you can,
and tell a friend
the stakes in this election.
And finally,
I encourage you to have faith.
Have faith
in our President
to make America
great again,
and will never stop fighting
to make America greater still.
Have faith in leaders like
David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler.
Men and women
with integrity,
who when the lights are off
and the cameras are off,
I can tell you they stand
for principle every single day.
They've been defending
Georgia’s values,
and the champion
for everything
that we know has made
this country great.
And as you go out and talk to
your neighbors and friends,
have faith in the people
of this great State.
You know, I truly do believe that
careful study of history shows that
every time the American people
are given a choice
between a future of more freedom
and a future of less freedom,
the American people
choose freedom every single time.
So, go and tell them freedom
is on the ballot on January 5.
And finally, I'd encourage you to
have that other kind of faith as well.
Somebody sent me a quote
the other day from Corrie ten Boom,
who said, “You can trust an
unknown future to a known God.”
We may not know
what the future holds,
but we know who
holds the future.
So, I encourage you to
avail yourself in these days
of that wellspring
of strength
that the people of Georgia,
and America have always drawn,
in much more challenging times
than we live in today.
And remember
that ancient promise
that if His people
were called by His name
will humble themselves,
and pray, and turn,
then He will do like
He has always has done
in the long story and
history of this nation.
He will hear from heaven
and He'll heal this land.
This one nation
under God,
indivisible with liberty
and justice for all.
So, pray
for America.
Pray for all of the
American people.
So, I'm going to get back on the bus
and get back to Washington DC,
and get back
in the fight.
And you stay
in the fight here.
Just know that we’re never
going to stop fighting,
and your support today
means the world.
I can’t wait until I get back
to the White House,
and tell them all about all you
great people that I've seen today.
Thank you for
coming out.
This has been a great,
great honor for me.
And I leave here today
with new confidence,
and if all of us do everything that
we need to do in the days ahead,
we're going to
keep on winning.
Men and women
of Georgia,
we're going to preserve freedom
for this generation and the next.
And with all of
your efforts in this
vitally important separate,
come January 5,
and with
your prayers,
I just know we’re going to get every
legal vote for President Trump.
We're going
to get
Senator David Perdue and
Senator Kelly Loeffler
back in the
United States Senate.
And with your support,
and with God's help,
we're going to keep
making America great again.
Thank you all very much,
God bless you.
God bless America.
Now, let’s go
get it done, Georgia!