Politics
Politics

Here's what time Trump is arriving in Atlanta for the championship game

President Donald Trump is headed to the Georgia-Alabama title game.
By
Jan 8, 2018

President Donald Trump is set to arrive in metro Atlanta on Monday about two hours before the Georgia-Alabama game.

The president will fly with Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue from the American Farm Bureau Federation’s annual meeting in Nashville and will arrive at Dobbins Air Reserve Base in Marietta at 6 p.m.

He’ll take a motorcade from there to downtown Atlanta, with plans to arrive at the stadium shortly before 7 p.m.

The fans who paid top dollar to watch Georgia face Alabama at Mercedes-Benz Stadium may not see the president. But his presence should be obvious.

His decision to catch the championship game adds a twist to the biggest college football contest in Georgia’s history — and a host of soon-to-be answered questions.

ExploreKeep reading about Trump’s plans to visit the game here.

About the Author

Greg Bluestein is the Atlanta Journal Constitution's chief political reporter.

Follow Greg Bluestein on facebookFollow Greg Bluestein on twitter
More Stories

Keep Reading

Rodney King (left), volunteer with New Georgia Project, and Corbin Spencer (right), field director of New Georgia Project, help Rueke Uyunwa register to vote in 2017. (Hyosub Shin/AJC)

Once a Democratic powerhouse, New Georgia Project is on the brink

The New Georgia Project, once associated with Stacey Abrams' Democratic machine, is fighting for survival.

17m ago

Carr adds another $1.25M as Georgia governor’s race takes shape

Attorney General Chris Carr boosted his campaign war chest in the Republican race for Georgia governor with $1.2M in addition to the $2.2M he banked last year.

Georgia appeals court rules election boards must certify results

The Georgia Court of Appeals ruled that election board members are required to certify election results even when they have concerns about fraud or errors.

The Latest

Rodney King (left), volunteer with New Georgia Project, and Corbin Spencer (right), field director of New Georgia Project, help Rueke Uyunwa register to vote in 2017. (Hyosub Shin/AJC)

Once a Democratic powerhouse, New Georgia Project is on the brink

17m ago

Carr adds another $1.25M as Georgia governor’s race takes shape

Georgia appeals court rules election boards must certify results

Featured

Scott Jackson (right), business service consultant for WorkSource Fulton, helps job seekers with their applications in a mobile career center at a job fair hosted by Goodwill Career Center in Atlanta. (Ziyu Julian Zhu/AJC)

Credit: Ziyu Julian Zhu/AJC

Unemployment in Georgia is down, but so is the labor force. Why?

Georgia’s labor force has declined by nearly 30,000 compared to May last year. Here are some reasons why.

Georgia appeals court rules election boards must certify results

The Georgia Court of Appeals ruled that election board members are required to certify election results even when they have concerns about fraud or errors.

Atlanta crypto biz owner caught up in fraud says it’s ‘like living in a James Bond movie’

Prosecutors say North Korean IT specialists are 'infiltrating' tech companies in the U.S. as remote workers to steal money from businesses and funnel it back to North Korea.