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Georgia voter weighs in after Trump rally questions Ossoff's win

Trump made the claim at a north Georgia rally for Mike Collins, who faces Ossoff in November; the Guardian notes the claim is false.

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  1. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentAt that rally in north Georgia, the president again called Senator Jon Ossoff's election illegitimate, even though the Guardian says the claim is false.

  2. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentJoining us is Marcus Jenkins, who runs a tire and bait shop in Dalton.

  3. Marcus Talbott JenkinsEvening. I'm not political, I just fix tires and sell crickets, so I'd like my phone number on the screen before anything else.

  4. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentOkay, the number is on the screen. Did you go to the rally?

  5. Marcus Talbott JenkinsNo, sir. I was nearby selling hot dogs outside, which is not the same thing, and the crickets came along for moral support.

  6. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThe crickets.

  7. Marcus Talbott JenkinsThey're my customers.

  8. Marcus Talbott JenkinsAnyway, I'm not political, but when I count the drawer at night and it says what it says, nobody gets to tell me different.

  9. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentSo a cash drawer gets more respect than a Senate race. Did the president say anything that made your shop's night better?

  10. Marcus Talbott JenkinsHe said Ossoff does not represent Georgia's values.

  11. Marcus Talbott JenkinsI'm not political, but my values are a fair price and a receipt, and I've never been voted out of my own garage.

  12. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentA receipt. That's the whole platform.

  13. Marcus Talbott JenkinsI'm not political, but if a count is wrong you find it, you fix it, and you don't hold a rally about the cricket bucket.

  14. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentLast one. Are you political, yes or no?

  15. Marcus Talbott JenkinsNo. Now if you'll excuse me, the crickets and I are voting on whether to close early, and the crickets are winning.

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The story so far

  1. Ossoff commits to 6-year Senate term amid 2028 speculation · The Hill
  2. Ossoff rules out 2028 run, vows full Senate term · Politico
  3. Jon Ossoff Says He Won't Run for President in 2028 in Georgia Senate… · The New York Times
  4. Jon Ossoff's rise to US Senate: how high can he go? · The Guardian
  5. Watch live: Trump takes campaign blitz to Georgia · The Hill
  6. Trump mocks Jon Ossoff over campaign spending on makeup · New York Post
  7. Georgia voter weighs in after Trump rally questions Ossoff's win (this story)

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