President Trump headlines Dalton rally for GOP candidates as Georgia early voting underway – Atlanta News First

President Trump headlines Dalton rally for GOP candidates as Georgia early voting underway  Atlanta News First

The event took place at Dalton Municipal Airport, where newly elected U.S. Rep. Clay Fuller — facing a challenge from Democrat Shawn Harris in the 14th congressional district — appeared. ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — President Donald Trump headlined a campaign rally in Dalton on Friday as Georgia’s nationally watched midterm races entered their final stretch. Republican candidates U.S. Rep. Mike Collins (U.S. Senate); Rick Jackson (governor); state Sen. Greg Dolezal (lieutenant governor); Brian Strickland (attorney general); Tim Fleming (secretary of state); John King (incumbent Insurance and Fire commissioner); and Fuller spoke to the thousands in attendance ahead of Trump’s arrival. Collins and U.S. Reps. Andrew Clyde, Rich McCormick and Austin Scott met the president at the steps of Marine One when he arrived.

Friday marked Trump’s third stop in Georgia this year, after visits to Rome in February and Wheeler High School in Cobb County in July. He last appeared in Dalton on Jan. 4, 2021, ahead of Georgia’s U.S. Senate runoffs. Late Friday morning, the White House announced former University of Georgia Bulldogs running back Todd Gurley flew with President Trump on Air Force One. After his college career, Gurley went on to have a successful NFL career with the Los Angeles Rams and Atlanta Falcons. U.S. Rep. Brian Jack, running for reelection in Georgia’s 3rd district,