A Georgia activist stole the show after being introduced by former President Trump at his rally in Atlanta Saturday.Trump invited Michaelah Montgomery up on stage toward the end of his speech at the Georgia State University Convocation Center. He introduced Montgomery by explaining he met her at a restaurant this year.Trump said Montgomery, who attended Clark Atlanta University, had recognized him in public and commended him for funding historically Black colleges and universities. »She looks at me, says ‘It’s President Trump. You saved my college.’ And I said, ‘How the hell do you know that?’ … This one is so smart, so sharp, » Trump recalled.ALINA HABBA ACCUSES KAMALA HARRIS OF ‘COMMITTING A CRIME,’ COVERING UP BIDEN’S HEALTH »She grabbed me. She gave me a kiss, » he added. « I said, ‘I think I’m never going back home to the first lady.' » « You were supposed to keep that quiet, » Montgomery laughed.The former president commended Montgomery, describing her as « incredible » with a « tremendous future, » and told her he would do « whatever I can to help you, » before giving her the podium. »I do want to add on to some of the remarks that were made by others, » the conservative activist began. « And we do need to do our best to get the message out there. The fight is nothing if all we do is talk about it amongst ourselves. »Montgomery added that she was a founder of an organization called Conserve the Culture, which helps « mobilize the HBCU students so that they may get this [conservative] message. »THE ‘WEIRD’ CAMPAIGN: THE STUNNING DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HARRIS AND VANCE COVERAGE »Nobody needs this message more than my folks, so do y’all care for real? » Montgomery said to the cheering audience. « Are y’all with us for real? »I’ma give it back to Big T. »The rally took place days after Trump was criticized by the White House for statements he made at the recent National Association of Black Journalists convention about Vice President Kamala Harris’ racial identity. »She was always of Indian heritage, and she was only promoting Indian heritage, » Trump said. « I didn’t know she was Black until a number of years ago when she happened to turn Black. And now she wants to be known as Black. So, I don’t know, is she Indian or is she Black? »On Wednesday, Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson praised Trump for « answering tough questions » at the conference. »I commend my friend @realdonaldtrump for going into a hostile environment at @NABJ today and answering tough questions, » Carson said in a post on X.Fox News Digital reached out to the Trump campaign, but did not immediately hear back.
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Georgia activist steals the show after being introduced by Trump at Atlanta rally: ‘Incredible’
