Thread by @bluestein

Trump opens his #gasen rally with a lie: “You know we won Georgia, just so you understand.” A crowd of thousands chants “four more years.” #gapol

Trump gives the #gasen candidates what they want: “We are in the most important congressional runoff, probably in American history ...” Calls it a battle between “extreme far left” Democrats and conservative Republicans. “We’ve been cheated but we will still win.” #gapol

Now he’s devoting his speech to his election grievances, claiming that Biden couldn’t have won because, among other reasons, he drew a small crowd to a recent speech. #gapol

Trump falsely claims hundreds of thousands of ballots were tossed out. “We are watching Georgia very, very closely.” Now he’s attacking Kemp and Raffensperger, accusing them of being “afraid of Stacey Abrams.” Booos echo thru the crowd. #gapol

Trump calls state Sen. Burt Jones a “man of courage” and touts a few other Republican senators pushing for a special session to overhaul voting rules before the runoffs - something GOP leaders rejected because it would lead to “endless litigation.” #gapol ajc.com/politics/polit…

After leading off by talking about the #gasen candidates he’s supposed to be here to tout, Trump has now has veered to anything but them: his electoral success in Texas, the economy, attacks on Democrats and the “fake news,” falsely saying he won Wisconsin. #gapol

Back to the Senate runoffs, briefly. “If you don’t vote, they win,” he says of Democrats. He lavishes praise on Loeffler and Perdue, before unloading on China. #gapol

Trump is praising both senators for “being among the best” at defending him during the impeachment proceedings. And he’s falsely attacking Democrats for backing the Green New Deal. Neither support it.

Trump is now attacking “phony fake” mail-in ballots. But the Senate Republicans and their allies know they need higher absentee ballot support this runoff to have a chance to win – and are actively encouraging supporters to vote by mail. #gapol #gasen ajc.com/politics/runof…

It was so loud I actually couldn’t hear exactly what they were chanting when Perdue began to speak. #gapol #gasen

https://twitter.com/tiareports/status/1335395752877694976

This has all been debunked. Here's a frame-by-frame analysis by our colleagues at @wsbtv:
wsbtv.com/news/politics/…

https://twitter.com/ryanobles/status/1335397771487145985

@wsbtv Trump, sounding like he's nearing the end of his speech, takes a swipe at @GovKemp: “Your governor should be ashamed of himself … They want you to go away. But we don’t go away.” #gapol

@wsbtv @GovKemp And there it is -- Trump to Doug Collins: “Doug, you want to run for governor in two years?” #gapol #gasen

@wsbtv @GovKemp At the rally, he elicited loud boos from the crowd when he jabbed at Kemp for being “afraid” of Stacey Abrams. And near the end of his speech, he invited the idea of a Collins challenge: “Doug, you want to run for governor in two years?” #gapol ajc.com/politics/polit…

@wsbtv @GovKemp That's a wrap. As Y-M-C-A plays, Trump readies to depart. He gave the #gasen candidates what they wanted - a few soundbytes of high praise. But ... he also intensified the GOP civil war here, urging a primary challenge to Kemp. #gapol ajc.com/politics/trump…