GOP Vice Presidential Nominee Senator J.D. Vance campaign stop in Lowndes Co.

VALDOSTA, Ga. – Donald Trump’s running mate, Senator J.D. Vance, spoke in Valdosta earlier today.

The current U.S. Senator says “he is very aware of problems in rural areas such as South Georgia.”

He wanted to come to south Georgia to talk about his stance on securing the southern border and how he plans on putting policies in place.

Also joining Vance were local sheriffs and Georgia political figures who also supports Vance and Trump getting elected.

All wanting to help solve the big issues in small areas.

“You have crime happening in this beautiful small town. That would have never happened if Kamala Harris had actually done her job. And, so, I think that it’s important to remind people that the wide open southern border has had a very direct consequences, even as far away from Texas as south Georgia. And, I think it’s important to remind people of that. And, to make the point that if we get the leadership of Donald J. Trump back, we’re going to have a secure southern border. We’re not going to have drugs in our kids playgrounds that look like children’s candy. We’re going to have real law and order. But, we’ve got to get better leadership in order to keep the cartels from bringing this poison into our communities. We’ve got to re-implement basic law and order and public safety policies, because, look, I believe whether you live in a big city or a small rural area, whether you’re black or white, rich or poor, public safety is the birthright of every American citizen. And if we do that, rural America is going to benefit more than anybody else. And, the final point that I’ll make is, look, we know that our rural areas, our schools are overstressed and sometimes underfunded. Our local hospitals don’t have enough resources. We’ve seen massive closures in rural hospitals over the past few years in this country. What makes rural hospitals not financially viable is when you bring in millions of illegal aliens into your country, and you give them free health care paid for by American taxpayers. I want American citizens to benefit from our great health care system,” said Senator J.D. Vance.

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