It’s another week of Donald Trump and Elon Musk stripping our country for parts in order to finance tax handouts for themselves and their billionaire friends – and another week of Georgia Republicans failing to stand up to them on behalf of Georgians.

This week, Brian Kemp praised Trump’s executive order “closing” the Department of Education but remained noticeably silent on how Georgians would be absorbing any loss of the $2.2 billion in federal funding the state received for public education in 2024. Kemp and Georgia Republicans also did nothing when Trump and Musk erased funding already promised to 100 Atlanta public school teachers. This is on top of the hundreds of Georgia jobs lost, millions in funding from our universities slashed, and hospitals, and Social Security offices closed that Georgia Republicans have co-signed by doing nothing.

So remember: 2028 is a long ways away, but 2026 is around the corner. We can’t kick Trump out of office next year, but we can kick out his enablers here in Georgia. Let’s make Georgia Republicans pay at the ballot box for selling our state out to Trump, Musk, and their billionaire friends. Keep organizing, keep making noise, and keep holding your Republican representatives accountable.

Crossover Day is behind us, and while most of the harmful voting bills our Voter Protection team was monitoring this session did not advance, Republicans still have an opportunity to insert any of these bad bills or new policies into the bills that did advance. DPG remains on the lookout for such bills as well as any other proposals that codify the GOP’s voter suppression priorities and will be ready to advocate against these measures when they are introduced.

Legislative Session “Prep” rallies

Don’t miss our final “Prep Rally” for this legislative session! DPG is hosting our final “Prep” rally before Sine Die (the end of the legislative session) on Thursday, March 27th at 6:00 p.m. We’ll walk you through where key bills and policies related to voting rights stand as the end of session approaches, and we’ll coach you on how you can take an active role in advocating for Georgians’ voting rights!

Sign up for our final virtual “Prep Rally” at this link: Thursday, March 27th, 6:00pm.

 Weekly Messaging Guidance 

Brian Kemp and Georgia Republicans continue allowing Donald Trump and Elon Musk to take a wrecking ball to Georgia.

• Every day, Donald Trump and Elon Musk make a reckless funding cut or decimate a program that Georgians rely on – and every day, Brian Kemp and Georgia Republicans are letting them do it.
• In 2024, Georgia received $2.2 billion in federal funding for public education, and yet Brian Kemp praised Trump “closing” the Department of Education. 
• Kemp and Georgia Republicans said nothing when Trump and Musk erased funding already promised to 100 Atlanta public school teachers, and eliminated research grants that are supporting dozens of jobs at universities across the state. That’s right: Trump slashed Georgia teachers’ pay, and Georgia Republicans said nothing.
• Georgia Republicans have already allowed Trump to eliminate hundreds of Georgia jobs, cut millions in research funding from our universities and hospitals, and close Social Security offices across our state. 
• Georgians need leaders who will stand up to any president when their agenda hurts our state. Kemp and Georgia Republicans’ craven refusal to stand up to Trump is costing Georgians their jobs and livelihoods. 

While Republicans continue to hide from their constituents because they can’t justify their support for the Trump/Musk agenda, Georgia Democrats continue to show up.

• Georgia Republicans from Mike Collins to Buddy Carter to Austin Scott are clearly following the McCormick Rule – an order from the National Republican Campaign Committee to stop holding town halls altogether after angry constituents confronted Rich McCormick (GA-7) about his support for mass layoffs in Georgia at a town hall last month.
• Meanwhile, Senator Reverend Warnock, Congresswoman Nikema Williams, and Congressman Hank Johnson all held town halls this week to hear from Georgians about how they’re being impacted by the Trump/Musk agenda. Georgia’s entire Democratic Congressional delegation also voted no on Republicans’ budget that would further dismantle and defund the programs Georgians rely on.
• Hiding from constituents is not a good look, and Georgia Democrats will continue to hold Republicans accountable whether they have the guts to face voters or not.
• “Georgia Democrats Rally Against Republican Silence on Trump and Musk’s Agenda: A Call to Action for 2026”
• The message criticizes Donald Trump and Elon Musk for negatively impacting Georgia’s economy and public services while highlighting the inaction of Georgia Republicans, particularly Governor Brian Kemp. It points out that Kemp praised Trump’s executive order to close the Department of Education without addressing the potential loss of $2.2 billion in federal funding for public education and the impact on Atlanta school teachers. The message urges Georgians to hold Republican representatives accountable at the ballot box in the upcoming elections, as they have allowed significant job and funding losses in education, healthcare, and social services. It emphasizes the need for Democratic leadership to advocate for voting rights and engage with constituents, contrasting with Republicans who are accused of avoiding public accountability. The article concludes with a call to action for organizing more effectively ahead of the 2026 elections.