With their parties’ nominations all but assured, US President Joe Biden and his great rival, former President Donald Trump, stepped up their campaigns this Saturday in the crucial state of Georgia, where each represented their country and there were attacks especially by Republicans.

The rallies, which took place at the same time and just over 100 kilometers apart, represent the starting point for what comes next. eight months of election campaigning in the fight for well-known “hinge” states such as Georgia, where Biden won in 2020 by just 11,779 votes, and Trump faces a legal battle for his efforts this election to stop a Democrat from taking the state from him.

At Atlanta’s historic Pullman Yards, Biden took a moment to recall the last election’s victory in Georgia for a Democratic presidential candidate’s first victory in nearly three decades since Bill Clinton’s victory in 1992, and to galvanize his voters. turn things around again in November to continue your agenda and defend voting rights and fight to make abortion rights law.

The American President emphasized his achievements over these three years and notedHe also used his speech to attack former President Donald Trump (2017-2021). and warn about the scenario that awaits the country.

“When he says he wants to be a dictator, I believe him.” Biden said about the Republican. “Our freedoms will literally be on the ballot this November,” he added.

On the other hand, at the Forum River Center in Rome, a city southwest of Atlanta, Trump attacked his opponent. “If he (Biden) turns out to be the best the party can nominate, we’ll be in trouble.”

The Republican once again made immigration a central theme of his speech and again blamed Biden for the death of a University of Georgia student. Laken Hope Rileyallegedly killed by an illegal Venezuelan migrant.

“Joe Biden has no remorse, no regrets, no empathy, no compassion, and worst of all, has no intention of stopping the deadly invasion who stole the beautiful American life from the beautiful Laken,” said Trump, who met with the student’s parents before beginning his speech.

The death of a young woman was used by Republicans to blame the Biden administration due to a wave of illegal immigrants arriving across the country’s southern border.

Trump also criticized Biden for apologizing for use of the term “illegal” when referring to an undocumented suspect when he spoke of this matter in the Address to the Union last Thursday.

“These are people without documents. “I shouldn’t have used something illegal” The American President said this this Saturday in an interview with the network MSNBC.

“What I’m trying to say is that he was an illegal immigrant, “He should never have been in our country, and he would never have been in our country under Trump’s policies,” the Republican said to applause.

He also promised to implement the largest deportation machine in history and added that if re-elected, he would “use every tool at his disposal” to get rid of “the monsters that Joe Biden has unleashed.”

In its turn, The President expressed his condolences to the Riley family and asked Congress to approve a border security bill that failed to advance in the Senate last month due to Republican opposition.

This Saturday, each candidate differentiated their vision of the country and even the opinions of their voters in order to gain a foothold in Georgia. a state that was once a Republican stronghold and where both campaigns are making great efforts.

First Lady Jill Biden recently visited the state and introduced her husband. While Republicans led by Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene are trying to divert attention from the legal battle that Trump is facing. interference in elections in this stateand why the police checked him.

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Georgia celebrates its primaries this coming Tuesday. along with Hawaii, Mississippi and Washington state, results that are sure to give victory to both Biden and Trump, who will be the Democratic and Republican nominees respectively.

(according to information from EFE)