Former President Trump and running mate Sen. Vance to hold campaign rally in Atlanta on Saturday

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump and Republican vice presidential candidate Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, greet each other at a campaign rally, Saturday, July 27, 2024, in St. Cloud, Minn.
Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump and Republican vice presidential candidate Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, greet each other at a campaign rally, Saturday, July 27, 2024, in St. Cloud, Minn. Trump and Vance will appear at a rally together in Atlanta on Saturday, Aug. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Adam Bettcher)

This story was updated on Tuesday, July 30 at 2:23 p.m.

Hours before Vice President Kamala Harris was scheduled to land in Atlanta for a presidential campaign rally on Tuesday at Georgia State University’s Convocation Center, former President Donald Trump’s campaign announced that he would appear at a rally at the same venue just four days later — with his running mate Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance in tow.

The dueling visits to Atlanta further reinforce Georgia’s status as a battleground state in the 2024 presidential election.