Trump offers condolences to family and friends of late Loeffler campaign staff

President TrumpDonald John Trump Court of Appeals accepts White House to embezzle military funds for building Pentagon border walls: Interim spy agency meeting, Biden transition scheduled for early next week Conservative policy director calls section 230 to repeal an ‘existential threat’ to PLUS technology Saturday, offered condolences to the family and friends of a campaign aide Georgia Sen. Kelly loefflerCampaign staff Kelly Loeffler Loeffler dies in Trump campaigns in car crash as wild card in Georgia runoff Graham reports record transport of 9 million during 2020 campaign MORE (R) who death in a car accident Friday.

Trump, as he speaks at a campaign rally for Loeffler and his Georgian Republican colleague. David PerdueDavid PerdueTrump urged Georgia governor to persuade state legislature to overturn Biden state victory: appeals court rejects efforts to block Biden’s victory in Georgia Liberal group broadcasting Grinch-themed ads targeting Loeffler, Perdue PLUS, called Harrison Deal, 20 “an amazing and beautiful young man.

“I also want to extend our sincere condolences to the family of Harrison Deal, a young and brilliant member of Senator Loeffler’s campaign staff who tragically died yesterday in a terrible car accident, ”Trump began.

“I just want to say that our prayers are with his friends and relatives and that we will keep his memory in our hearts,” the president continued. “He’s looking down right now and he’s very proud of Kelly and David, he’s very proud of all of us, so I just want to extend my best wishes to the family and everyone.

A police spokeswoman told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution on Friday that Deal died in a three-vehicle car crash on a highway in Georgia that morning.

Deal was also a family friend of Georgia Gov. Brian kempBrian KempLoeffler, campaign staff member dies in car crash Trump campaigns as Republicans scramble to thwart calls for a second-round boycott in Georgia MORE (R) and a former intern for Perdue, according to Fox News.

The crash happened ahead of a campaign event planned for Loeffler with Vice President Pence. Loeffler and Kemp decided not to attend the rally in Savannah after receiving news of Deal’s death.

Loeffler expressed his condolences for Deal’s family on Twitter on Friday, calling him a “beloved member” of his campaign team.

“Harrison was a smart, bright, loving, loyal and exceptional young man,” she wrote in a tweet before asking her fellow Georgians to join her in praying for her family.

Kemp also posted a statement on Twitter, writing that Deal “was a person of deep faith, unmatched integrity and incredible kindness. Harrison was the Kemp son and brother we never had. “

“Today we have lost a member of our ‘Kemp Strong’ family and words cannot express how much the life, love and support of Harrison Deals meant to us,” the governor wrote.

Trump’s visit to Georgia on Saturday comes as Loeffler and Perdue campaign ahead of two Senate second-round elections on January 5, which will determine which party controls the Senate.