Perdue Defends Trump’s Call to Georgia Secretary of State

Sen. David Perdue (R-Ga.) attends a campaign event as he runs for reelection at the Olde Blind Dog Irish Pub, in Milton, Ga., on Dec. 21, 2020. Al Drago/Reuters

David Perdue, one of two Republicans in Georgia fighting to keep their U.S. Senate seats in runoff elections, defended the weekend phone call that President Donald Trump had with Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger to discuss the state’s election results.

Perdue expressed shock that the call was leaked to the media.