Trump rallies in Georgia, promotes $1,000 child accounts

Former President Donald Trump campaigned in Marietta, Georgia, on Wednesday, July 22, 2026, rallying supporters at Wheeler High School to boost Republican candidates in pivotal midterm races while promoting his economic agenda and reiterating unsubstantiated claims of election fraud. The event highlighted the high-stakes political climate in Georgia, where competitive races for U.S. Senate and governor could influence control of Congress.

Trump’s speech, which lasted over an hour, focused heavily on a signature policy initiative dubbed “Trump Accounts.” He announced that the federal government would deposit $1,000 into tax-advantaged savings accounts for every child born from 2025 to 2028, with parents, grandparents, and others allowed to contribute up to $5,000 annually. Republican gubernatorial nominee Rick Jackson, who appeared on stage, pledged that if elected, he would push Georgia’s legislature to match the initial $1,000 contribution for state residents, promising to fund it personally if lawmakers declined. Jackson stated he would be Trump’s “favorite governor,” a remark that prompted his Democratic opponent, former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, to assert that...