CNN’s Holmes: Trump Is ‘Being Treated Almost as a Sitting President’ in ‘Red State’ Georgia

KEILAR Let s go ░░░░░░░░ CNN s Kristen Holmes ░░░░░░░░ us now And Kristen ░░░░░░░░ s interesting because former ░░░░░░░░ Trump is talking about ░░░░░░░░ politics don t matter ░░░░░░░░ clearly they do when ░░░░░░░░ have a swing state ░░░░░░░░ is so important being ░░░░░░░░ by such a big ░░░░░░░░ We know that FEMA ░░░░░░░░ already deployed some satellites ░░░░░░░░ Starlink connectivity to the ░░░░░░░░ And you hear Trump ░░░░░░░░ to create a sense ░░░░░░░░ the Biden Administration hasn ░░░░░░░░ really done much to ░░░░░░░░ out He s made ░░░░░░░░ baseless claims about that ░░░░░░░░ know the president has ░░░░░░░░ an emergency declaration days ░░░░░░░░ in Georgia Tell us ░░░░░░░░ you re seeing here ░░░░░░░░ what the Trump campaign ░░░░░░░░ saying HOLMES Yeah Well ░░░░░░░░ this is a red ░░░░░░░░ Donald Trump is being ░░░░░░░░ as a principal here ░░░░░░░░ is being treated not ░░░░░░░░ as a former president ░░░░░░░░ almost as though he ░░░░░░░░ a sitting president As ░░░░░░░░ you just noted getting ░░░░░░░░ briefing from FEMA getting ░░░░░░░░ briefing from the National ░░░░░░░░ that is not something ░░░░░░░░ is typically just offered ░░░░░░░░ a candidate They are ░░░░░░░░ him as though he ░░░░░░░░ a former president who ░░░░░░░░ there to help And ░░░░░░░░ thing that I had ░░░░░░░░ earlier during our 1 ░░░░░░░░ PM conversation was that ░░░░░░░░ Trump did not have ░░░░░░░░ much to offer in ░░░░░░░░ of resources since he ░░░░░░░░ not a sitting president ░░░░░░░░ I will note that ░░░░░░░░ and the campaign say ░░░░░░░░ they have arrived in ░░░░░░░░ area with trucks full ░░░░░░░░ supplies that they plan ░░░░░░░░ giving out so there ░░░░░░░░ something there for them ░░░░░░░░ offer He also said ░░░░░░░░ he had a tanker ░░░░░░░░ full of gasoline which ░░░░░░░░ if you ve ever ░░░░░░░░ one of these storms ░░░░░░░░ understand that one of ░░░░░░░░ first things and hardest ░░░░░░░░ to come by is ░░░░░░░░ So he said that ░░░░░░░░ was going to be ░░░░░░░░ that out He is ░░░░░░░░ taking this seriously as ░░░░░░░░ politician is on the ░░░░░░░░ trying to show that ░░░░░░░░ is there in support ░░░░░░░░ the people on the ░░░░░░░░ in Georgia And of ░░░░░░░░ this comes as well ░░░░░░░░ is again offering a ░░░░░░░░ of unity He has ░░░░░░░░ the last several days ░░░░░░░░ Kamala Harris his rival ░░░░░░░░ not being on the ░░░░░░░░ for not helping with ░░░░░░░░ storm And I do ░░░░░░░░ to point out what ░░░░░░░░ said was very interesting ░░░░░░░░ the Starlink FEMA yes ░░░░░░░░ been doing that But ░░░░░░░░ Trump taking it to ░░░░░░░░ level saying he s ░░░░░░░░ to personally have a ░░░░░░░░ with Elon Musk which ░░░░░░░░ matter given what we ░░░░░░░░ about their relationship trying ░░░░░░░░ insert himself there to ░░░░░░░░ that he has the ░░░░░░░░ he has the resources ░░░░░░░░ actually help people on ░░░░░░░░ ground.”