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LISTEN: Why Donald Trump is returning to Georgia

March 26, 2022 Commerce - Former former President Donald Trump dances as he leaves the stage uring a rally for Georgia GOP candidates at Banks County Dragway in Commerce on Saturday, March 26, 2022. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)
March 26, 2022 Commerce - Former former President Donald Trump dances as he leaves the stage uring a rally for Georgia GOP candidates at Banks County Dragway in Commerce on Saturday, March 26, 2022. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)
May 19, 2023

Former President Donald Trump is returning to Georgia for the first time since launching his comeback bid -- and his impending visit has resurfaced deep fissures within the state GOP.

In this episode of the Politically Georgia podcast, hosts Greg Bluestein and Patricia Murphy discuss Trump’s campaign strategy and how the visit coincides with the ongoing Fulton County investigation into whether the former president and his allies broke state laws.

Plus, our insiders explain why Gov. Brian Kemp is traveling to Israel. Also, they’ll talk about why Kemp’s budget “disregards” have ruffled legislative feathers.

Greg and Patricia have their who’s up and who’s down for the week and they answer questions from the listener mailbag, which you can now call into. Leave a question on the 24-hour Politically Georgia Podcast Hotline at (770)810-5297. We’ll play back your question and answer it on next Friday’s episode.

Listen and follow our podcast for free at Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, or Stitcher. You can also tell your smart speaker to “play Politically Georgia podcast.”

About the Authors

Greg Bluestein is the Atlanta Journal Constitution's chief political reporter. He is also an author, TV analyst and co-host of the Politically Georgia podcast.

Patricia Murphy is the AJC's senior political columnist. She was previously a nationally syndicated columnist for CQ Roll Call, national political reporter for the Daily Beast and Politics Daily, and wrote for The Washington Post and Garden & Gun. She graduated from Vanderbilt and holds a master’s degree in journalism from Columbia University.

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