Atlanta, GA
Trump rallies supporters in Atlanta as 2024 presidential race heats up
Former President Trump’s running mate JD Vance took the stage at a rally in Atlanta on Saturday afternoon, starting off his speech by blasting the current presidential administration.
The Ohio senator began his address by recapping “the last month in political history” to the audience.
“We have to remember, just over a month ago, President Trump wiped the floor with Joe Biden on that debate stage, exposing a massive cover-up of the President’s mental incapacity,” Vance said.
“He took a bullet for this country and didn’t miss a single day of work. Now he did that in one month…now, after covering up Joe Biden’s incompetence for the last three-and-a-half-years, our friends in the media are at it again.”
Vance further argued that mainstream media is presenting Harris as a moderate, despite her “radical record.”
“This is the same media that told us… for three-and-a-half years that Joe Biden, who couldn’t complete a sentence, was Albert Einstein, and now they want to tell us that Kamala Harris is Abraham Lincoln.”
13 Days: Kamala Harris has not held a press conference since emerging as presumptive Dem. nominee
Vice President Kamala Harris has gone 13 days without holding a formal press conference since becoming the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee.
Harris announced that she had locked up the nomination late on July 22, declaring that she had won commitments of backing from a majority of the nearly 4,000 delegates to next month’s Democratic National Convention. She has since hit the campaign trail, spoken at various events, and even chatted with reporters here and there, but hasn’t done a formal press conference or wide-ranging interview in the 13 days that have followed.
She also failed to appear at the National Association of Black Journalists convention in Chicago, where former President Trump made headlines on Wednesday with a heated question-and-answer session. On Thursday, she briefly addressed reporters at Joint Base Andrews as she and President Biden greeted Americans freed from Russia in a massive prisoner swap, including Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich.
Read the full article about Kamala Harris by Brian Flood
JD Vance calls Trump’s offer to debate Harris on Fox News ‘masterstroke’
Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, on Saturday called former President Trump’s offer to debate Vice President Kamala Harris on Fox News in September a “masterstroke.”
“I think it’s great,” Trump’s vice presidential pick told SiriusXM’s “Breitbart News Saturday.” “In some ways, it’s a masterstroke because, of course, the Kamala campaign has been saying for a long time that President Trump is afraid to debate Kamala Harris, which, of course, is absurd because the last time he debated their nominee, that nominee withdrew two weeks later.”
President Biden pulled out of the race and endorsed Harris as the nominee last month after his weak debate performance in late June drew concerns from Democrats.
Read the full article about JD Vance by Brie Stimson
Trump posts Truth Social video after landing in Atlanta for rally: ‘Tremendous crowd’
Former President Donald Trump announced his arrival in Atlanta, Georgia, on Truth Social on Saturday afternoon.
The video shows the Republican candidate sitting in Trump Force One and speaking about his plans for the day.
“I just landed in Atlanta,” Trump says in the video, explaining that he planned to go to a roundtable with business owners to discuss the economy of Georgia.
“And then I’m going over to the arena,” the candidate said. “We have a tremendous crowd of people. I look forward to seeing everybody. It’s really festive.”
“These rallies are, absolutely, they’re very special. Never happened before,” he added. “There’s never been anything like this before. We want to take our country back we wanna make America great again. That’s what’s going to happen.”
Rep. Mike Collins calls Harris the ‘Stacey Abrams of California’ during Trump rally
Congressman Mike Collins likened Vice President Kamala Harris to Stacey Abrams during a Trump rally in Atlanta on Saturday.
The Georgia Republican made the comparison while speaking to former President Trump’s supporters.
“I tell you what Kamala Harris, man, that woman’s a mess,” Collins said of the presumptive Democratic nominee. “The world is blowing up. Our country is going down the toilet. And y’all, she makes Joe Biden look like a steady hand at the wheel.”
“And if all that don’t make sense, here’s all you got to remember; Georgia didn’t want Stacey, and we don’t want Kamala,” he added.
The Georgia Department of Transportation announced that a major weekend construction project, set to fully shut down two miles of I-285, has been postponed due to inclement weather. Atlantans are relieved, with many looking forward to more freedom to travel this Mothers’ Day weekend. Kim Leoffler has the story.
ATLANTA – An Atlanta flight attendant and mother of eight is among 17,000 Spirit Airlines workers struggling to find a new “destination” after the carrier suddenly shut down.
Spirit Airlines Atlanta impact
What we know:
Spirit Airlines ended all operations on Saturday, grounding its entire fleet and ending employment for its 17,000-person workforce. Flight attendants and customers were stranded across the country, often forced to pay for their own travel home after the discount carrier ceased operations.
Kamille Carter, an Atlanta-based flight attendant of five years, said she received the termination email from the CEO at 3 a.m., despite earlier assurances from union representatives that the company was stable. The company immediately cut healthcare benefits and stopped payments for sick leave and vacation time for all staff members.
Unpaid wages and benefits
What we don’t know:
It is unclear if Carter and her fellow employees will ever receive their final paychecks or if there is any legal recourse for the lost benefits. The company has not specified if any transition assistance will be provided to workers, some of whom had been with the airline since it launched in 1994.
Employee reaction in Georgia
What they’re saying:
“This is a death because you have to mourn, you have to grieve, it’s a process,” Carter said of the sudden job loss. Despite the financial strain of supporting eight children, Carter is looking toward her passion for cooking as a potential new career. She noted that while being uncomfortable is difficult, it can “push you to your destiny.”
Finding help in Atlanta
What you can do:
Community members looking to support Carter and other local workers affected by the shutdown can find more information on the FOX 5 Atlanta website. The station is collecting resources for those navigating the sudden loss of income and healthcare.
The Source: The information in this story was gathered from an interview conducted by FOX 5 reporter Eric Perry, who spoke directly with former flight attendant Kamille Carter in Atlanta. Previous FOX 5 Atlanta reporting was also used.
The search for missing 16-year-old Benjamin Braithwaite is over. Atlanta police announced just before midnight Thursday that he had been located, more than a week after he vanished from his Regency Trace home.
The department shared the update on social media but did not release additional details about where he was found or the circumstances surrounding his recovery.
Braithwaite had been missing since the night of April 27, when he was last seen around 9 p.m. at his home in Atlanta. His family said they had no contact with him during the entire time he was gone.
The disappearance of the KIPP Atlanta Collegiate High School sophomore and basketball team member had galvanized the Atlanta community. His family, teammates, Atlanta police officers and neighbors gathered at the school last week to raise awareness about his disappearance. Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, where his mother works, joined the search effort — asking the public to watch for him at MARTA stops and fast food restaurants.
A $10,000 reward had been offered for credible information leading to his safe return.
“Even small details matter. Your awareness could make the difference,” the airport wrote in an Instagram post earlier this week.
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