Trump Coming to Georgia Next Week

Gov. Nathan Deal and U.S. Sen. David Perdue are hosting a fundraiser for presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump next week.

During this past weekend's Georgia Republican convention, Perdue enthusiastically endorsed Trump. Deal, however, did not attend the convention, and the governor is still unpopular among some Republicans for his recent vetoes of the religious liberty and campus-carry bills that were passed in this year's General Assembly.

Next week's event, according to Southern Political Report, is the state party's first official fundraiser for Trump.

Deal supported former Florida governor Jeb Bush in Georgia's Super Tuesday SEC primary back in March.

Trump, meanwhile, has sewn up the Republican nomination, but is facing serious complaints that he has personally attacked a federal judge overseeing a lawsuit against him in San Diego.

In several weekend appearances, he doubled and tripled down on those attacks.

U.S. House Speaker has called Trump's comments, "textbook racist."

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