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President Trump makes controversial call to Georgia Secretary of State

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President Trump makes controversial call to Georgia Secretary of State
President Trump makes controversial call to Georgia Secretary of State
President Trump makes controversial call to Georgia Secretary of State

President trump is under fire for a phone call he made to georgia's secretary of state.

During the conversation ?

"* the president put pressure on the republican secretary to find more votes to overturn joe biden's win of the state.

Kimt news 3's nick kruszalnicki spoke to our political analyst about this unusual turn of events.

Nick?

George and katie ?

"* the president still is trying to claim there was fraud in november's election.

Courts around the country have thrown out numerous cases brought forward by trump and his supporters.

Even members of the president's own party have spoken out against the call.

Pennsylvania' republican senator pat toomey called it 'a new low.'

I reached out to political analyst rayce hardy for his take on it.

He thinks the president didn't break any laws, but points out it is a desperate last?

"*ditch attempt to overturn the election.

Hardy also speculates there's one other reason for the president to make the call ?

"* the runoff election for georgia's two he wants to fire up his supporters down there and make sure if they haven't voted, that they go vote, because the balance of power for the next two years is 100 percent hanging on the results for tomorrow.

Hardy said if republicans keep control of the u?

"*s senate.

That could make it a lot more difficult for the biden administration to get anything done over the next two years.

Nick kruszalnicki, thanks nick.

Right now ?

"* president trump is holding a rally in dalton georgia, campaigning for the republican candidates in

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