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Biden holds event Saturday in Atlanta ahead of Morehouse speech

Biden holds event Saturday in Atlanta ahead of Morehouse speech

“Not only does Trump have no staff or public offices in Georgia, but the RNC’s ‘minority community outreach centers’ in the state have all closed their doors – including a Native American Outreach Center Asian in Gwinnett County that is now a sex shop,” it reads.

The memo also highlights continued divisions among Republicans over Donald Trump’s comeback bid, noting first lady Marty Kemp’s decision. reluctance to support the former president and ex-lieutenant. Gov. Geoff Duncan’s opinion piece in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution endorsing Biden’s re-election.

“The Biden-Harris campaign will continue to highlight the stark contrast between President Biden’s fight to cut costs, create jobs and protect our freedoms with Donald Trump’s threats to our health care, our economy and our democracy” , we can read.

Biden became the first Democratic presidential candidate to capture the state in nearly three decades when he narrowly defeated Trump in 2020. Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock followed with upset U.S. Senate victories in 2021 and 2022.

Republicans view Georgia as a pillar of Trump’s reelection campaign and are vowing to devote resources to flipping the state, and touting recent polls that show the Republican with a solid lead over Biden.

Details of Biden’s campaign event Saturday afternoon were not immediately clear beyond plans to meet voters at a local, Black-owned small business.

But it’s one of several stops he has scheduled this weekend in Atlanta. Home Depot co-founder Arthur Blank is hosting a fundraiser Saturday for Biden, followed by his speech at Morehouse College on Sunday.