A Georgia activist stole the spotlight after being introduced by former President Trump at his rally in Atlanta on Saturday.
Toward the end of his speech at the Georgia State University Convocation Center, Trump invited Michaelah Montgomery to the stage. He introduced her by recounting how they met at a restaurant earlier this year.
Trump explained that Montgomery, who attended Clark Atlanta University, had recognized him and praised him for his support of historically Black colleges and universities.
“She looks at me and says, ‘It’s President Trump. You saved my college.’ And I said, ‘How the hell do you know that?’ … This one is so smart, so sharp,” Trump recalled.
“She grabbed me. She gave me a kiss,” he added. “I said, ‘I think I’m never going back home to the First Lady.'”
“You were supposed to keep that quiet,” Montgomery laughed.
The former president commended Montgomery, describing her as “incredible” with a “tremendous future,” and promised to do “whatever I can to help you” before giving her the podium.
“I do want to add on to some of the remarks that were made by others,” the conservative activist began. “And we do need to do our best to get the message out there. The fight is nothing if all we do is talk about it amongst ourselves.”
Montgomery added that she founded an organization called Conserve the Culture, which helps “mobilize HBCU students so that they may get this [conservative] message.”
“Nobody needs this message more than my folks, so do y’all care for real?” Montgomery asked the cheering audience. “Are y’all with us for real?
“I’ma give it back to Big T.”
The rally took place days after Trump was criticized by the White House for statements he made at the recent National Association of Black Journalists convention about Vice President Kamala Harris’ racial identity.
“She was always of Indian heritage, and she was only promoting Indian heritage,” Trump said. “I didn’t know she was Black until a number of years ago when she happened to turn Black. And now she wants to be known as Black. So, I don’t know, is she Indian or is she Black?”