TIFTON — With the full support of not only former U.S. President Donald Trump, but also the Trump family behind him, Georgia governor candidate David Perdue brought his campaign to Tifton.

Donald Trump Jr., the son of the former president, took part in two rallies alongside Perdue March 7, announcing Trump’s full endorsement of the Republican gubernatorial candidate in his bid for election.

Both men visited Tifton, as well as Burt Jones, a candidate for lieutenant governor, in a rally at the Peach Barn.

“Our mission today is that we get the message out about Donald Trump’s endorsement of my campaign and Burt Jones’s,” Perdue said. “And to make sure people understand how important it is to get out and vote.”

Perdue is challenging incumbent Gov. Brian Kemp, also a Republican, in the Georgia primary in May. Perdue is a former U.S. senator who lost his reelection bid to Democrat Jon Ossoff last year.

Randy Evans, the former U.S ambassador to Luxembourg, also participated in the Tifton rally. He supports Perdue, citing his concerns that the country is in turmoil due to its lack of strong leaders.

“It’s great that we’ve got somebody like David, who has that kind of heart, that kind of bravery, that kind of courage,” Evans said. “I just hope we’re worthy to have such a man lead us into the next four years of governorship and to 2024, when we get a new president.”

Jones, Perdue and Trump all emphasized the issues that the country is currently facing, such as gas prices and the current crisis with Russia, citing them as failures of the Democrat agenda and President Joe Biden.

“I think we’ve all seen what can happen in one short year in this country,” Trump said. “Everyone feels it, everyone sees it, we all know it. We want to make sure we have America first, (Make America Great Again) candidates, people who will actually fight for the good people of this state and the good people of our country. David Perdue is one of those guys.”

Jones laid out some of the plans and reform he and Perdue hope to install across the state if elected, focusing on things such as a removal of the state income tax, increasing support for law enforcement and reform for K-12 public education.

“Everybody’s going to be running on these issues but it’s going to be up to you to decide who it is that you want best to represent you,” Jones said. “I think we’re going to have a red wave in November, so we need to have the right Republicans who are running for these positions, and you’ve got to have the right type of leadership, the people who are going to fight for you.”

Perdue said he firmly believes securing the position of governor would be crucial not only for Georgia, but also for the country as well, as it would help ensure a conservative Republican president would take office in 2024.

Trump closed the event by encouraging Tifton residents to become involved in their political communities and vote, not only for Perdue, but also to ensure a Republican returns to the Oval Office in two years.

“What we need to do is we get out in force, we need to win overwhelmingly,” Trump said. “We need to send not just Georgia but D.C. a message that Americans have had enough of their nonsense. There has never been a nation in the world that has survived by putting itself last.”