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Trump is back to attacking Republicans. You know, the people he needs to win in November.
Trump is one of the reasons Georgia voted for Biden in 2020. Trump’s latest attack on a Republican will only help Harris.
Trump calls Harris a ‘lunatic’ in first rally since Biden’s exit
Donald Trump called presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris a “lunatic” and a “liar” at his first rally since Biden’s exit from the race.
Donald Trump has revived his feud with Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp seemingly out of nowhere, for some reason.
“He’s a bad guy,” Trump said of Kemp during an Atlanta campaign rally. “He’s a disloyal guy, and he’s a very average governor.”
Trump’s feud with Kemp and other Georgia Republicans stems from the 2020 election, in which then-incumbent Trump embarrassingly lost the traditionally red state. Following his defeat, Trump attempted to pressure state officials to overturn the results of the 2020 election in the state.
Kemp fought back against that attempt. So now he’s the enemy.
Does Trump realize he needs Kemp to win Georgia in November?
Insulting one of the GOP’s most respectable governors, who is extremely popular in his home state, isn’t a recipe for success from Trump, especially when polling in Georgia indicates an even race between him and Kamala Harris.
What makes it even worse is that Trump has evidently not reflected on the very mistakes he made between 2020 and 2022, in which he lost Republicans the Senate through his own selfishness.
Republicans lost the Senate in 2022 because of a Senate race in Georgia, in which Trump propped up the extremely problematic Herschel Walker for the GOP nomination. Walker ended up losing in a run-off election.
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While a majority of the issue in that race was that the GOP nominated a man accused of domestic violence and pressuring a former girlfriend into getting an abortion, the other portion was that Trump had just spent the last two years bickering with Georgia Republicans for not helping Trump’s attempts to steal an election.
Trump spent the leadup to 2022 complaining that Georgia voting was rigged and that the establishment Republicans were no better than the Democrats there. Shockingly, the GOP lost because they didn’t show up to vote like the left did in that particular election.
Trump’s latest attack on Kemp reminds voters why they dismissed him in 2020
Now, in 2024, Republicans are looking to take the Senate and presidency once again, and once again, Trump is making the same mistake of infighting with GOP leadership in swing states.
Insisting to your base, the current majority of GOP voters, that the people they are voting for up and down the ticket are not worth your vote is a gross miscalculation of how strong your chances are.
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Trump needs to win Georgia, but he also needs support at the state level to keep the party behind him. While all of Georgia’s House races in 2024 are likely already decided, sowing division in the GOP electorate could, at a minimum, cost the GOP millions as it did in 2022, or even cost seats entirely.
Trump’s attacks against Kemp show he hasn’t changed in the last four years despite positive trends in his recent public conduct. He is still a vengeful, self-absorbed liar who has no interest in putting country or party above himself.
Trump has the GOP behind him more than he has at any point since entering the political spotlight. He would be wise to continue building unity within the party rather than have his own pride cost his party further elections.
Dace Potas is an opinion columnist for USA TODAY and a graduate of DePaul University with a degree in political science.
The Georgia Public Service Commission this week approved a plan expected to reduce utility bills for Georgia Power customers by a few dollars a month.
The commission said the change will generate about $285 million in total annual savings for Georgia Power customers, or roughly $50 per year — about $4.04 per month — for the average residential customer using 1,000 kilowatt-hours a month.
The Georgia PSC voted Thursday to lower overall rates as part of the approved plan.
Georgia Power Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer Tyler Cook said the decision will provide “real savings for Georgia families and businesses as the heat of summer begins and energy use increases.”
“At Georgia Power, our teams work every day to run our business efficiently and keep reliable and affordable energy flowing to our customers,” Cook said.
Cook said the outcome followed months of work between Georgia Power and PSC staff, including reviews, public hearings and input from residents and intervenors.
The approved plan is tied to a stipulated agreement reached earlier this month involving two cases filed with the PSC in February, the Fuel Cost Recovery case and the Storm Cost Recovery case. Those cases addressed recovering fuel costs used to generate electricity and expenses tied to restoring power after storms.
Georgia Power said its rates remain, on average, about 15% below the national average and that it is still on track to provide additional annual savings of about $102 per year for typical residential customers beginning in 2029.
ATLANTA – The Georgia Public Service Commission approved a stipulated agreement on Thursday to lower utility rates for Georgia Power customers starting June 1.
The regulatory body voted to pass the deal without changes, establishing how the utility can bill for fuel costs and storm damage restoration expenses.
State regulators approve rate cuts
What we know:
The Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC) voted 3-2 to reject several utility cost amendments before ultimately passing the overall deal. Under the approved agreement, a typical residential customer using 1,000 kilowatt-hours per month will see monthly bills decrease by roughly $4.03 to $4.04. Total annual savings across all 2.8 million Georgia Power customers are projected to reach approximately $285 million.
The deal reduces how much money the utility can recover from its customer base for storm expenses by nearly 60%, dropping the revenue requirement from $270 million down to $109 million. The agreement also extends the amortization of storm recovery costs, largely tied to Hurricane Helene in 2024, to 67 months, caps natural gas advance purchases at 20% over a 36-month window, and cuts $13 million from the company’s original fuel recovery estimates.
Accountability questions remain unresolved
What we don’t know:
While the PSC agreed to launch a separate investigation into how fuel costs are allocated, officials have not yet confirmed how much large industrial operations will be forced to pay in future rate cases. Consumer advocacy groups argue that massive data center companies are driving up fuel costs for everyday ratepayers without paying for the infrastructure upgrades they require. Critics note that it remains unclear if a future utility asset structure will successfully shift financial burdens away from residential homes.
The Source: The information in this story was gathered from official press releases issued by the Georgia Public Service Commission and Georgia Power, as well as previous FOX 5 Atlanta reporting.
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St Louis CITY2 Goalkeeper Lucas McPartlin Called Up to U.S. U-19 MNT Domestic Training Camp in Fayetteville, Georgia | St. Louis SC
St Louis CITY2 goalkeeper Lucas McPartlin has been called up to the U.S. U-19 Men’s National Team for their upcoming domestic training camp in Fayetteville, Georgia from June 1-10, led by head coach Gonzalo Segares. McPartlin will be representing the U.S. for the first time in his youth national team career. McPartlin is the first CITY SC goalkeeper in club’s history to get a national team call up.
The U.S. U-19’s will face Argentina in back-to-back matches on June 5 and 7, then close out their final match against Japan on June 9.
McPartlin has been a member of St Louis CITY2 since 2025 and made his professional debut against Sporting KC II in August 2025, earning his first professional clean sheet in a 3-0 win. The Missouri Native has made seven starts and appearances for CITY2 this season, earning three clean sheets and making 24 total saves, with a 3-1-3 record. McPartlin spent time with CITY SC in both preseason camps this year and has been a regular in first team training this year.
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