Trump won't make nice with Kemp unless he's panicked Georgia is slipping away: Ex-aide
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump won't make nice with Kemp unless he's panicked Georgia is slipping away: Ex-aide

Raw Story  

Former President Donald Trump has no second thoughts about attacking Georgia's Republican Gov. That's according to Erin Perrine, former communications strategist for the Trump 2020 campaign, who told CNN's Jake Tapper on Monday that if that assessment changes, it could be a different story. Read also: 'Leave my family out of it': Swing state GOP governor hits back at Trump "This sounds like the Donald Trump we've all grown to know over the years, and his team really did lean in aggressively at the convention saying this is different. "But at this point, Trump probably feels internally like he's good in Georgia," Perrine continued. And in Trump's book, she added, "until there's a reason to have a reconciliation, he's not going to until he feels like he probably needs something from Kemp.

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Georgia’s Brian Kemp picked to lead Republican Governors Association
1 month ago

Georgia’s Brian Kemp picked to lead Republican Governors Association

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp will lead the Republican Governors Association for the next year, the group announced Wednesday, just weeks after the party secured governorships in eight out of 11 state races up for grabs in the election earlier this month. “The governor looks forward to working with the General Assembly to make Georgia an even better place …

Seeking to woo voters, Trump puts aside his beef with Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp. For now
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Seeking to woo voters, Trump puts aside his beef with Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp. For now

LA Times  

Donald Trump and Georgia Gov. “It is my honor, and I want to thank President Trump for coming back to our state again for the second time to … keep a national focus on our state as we recover,” Kemp said after the two GOP leaders attended a briefing on hurricane damage in Evans, a conservative suburb of Augusta that …

Vance, Kemp say GOP is united as long-simmering Trump feud is relegated to the past
3 months, 1 week ago

Vance, Kemp say GOP is united as long-simmering Trump feud is relegated to the past

Raw Story  

Republican Vice Presidential nominee J.D. We have Brian Kemp, Donald Trump, Nikki Haley, Tulsi Gabbard, and Bobby Kennedy Jr. What an amazing team of patriots fighting for this country,” Vance said at a dinner for the Georgia Faith and Freedom Coalition, a conservative Christian lobbying group “Of course, there’s a lot of disagreement between those five individuals I just named, …

A conservative gathering provides a safe space for Republicans who aren’t on board with Trump
4 months, 1 week ago

A conservative gathering provides a safe space for Republicans who aren’t on board with Trump

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — At the Republican National Convention and multiple rallies since, former President Donald Trump has been greeted as a hero who narrowly escaped assassination and is destined to lead a new American golden age. There were few, if any, red hats at “The Gathering,” the annual confab hosted by influential syndicated radio host Erick Erickson, and no rousing promises …

Trump created major 'problem' when he focused attack on foe's wife: Georgia GOP insider
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Trump created major 'problem' when he focused attack on foe's wife: Georgia GOP insider

Raw Story  

Former President Donald Trump's decision to reignite his long-running feud with Georgia Republican Gov. Right-wing talk show host Erick Erickson, who knows the ins and outs of Georgia Republican politics, argued on Monday that he's already seeing signs that Trump's attacks on Brian and Marty Kemp were hurting him with a key bloc of Peach State voters. "If you want …

'Trump should be most scared of' Fani Willis' coming indictment: Georgia Republican
1 year, 4 months ago

'Trump should be most scared of' Fani Willis' coming indictment: Georgia Republican

Raw Story  

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis is expected to drop new criminal charges against Donald Trump in the coming weeks, and at least one Republican official believes that the former president should be sweating. In an interview with the Atlanta Journal Constitution, former Republican Gwinnett County DA Danny Porter said that Trump cannot pardon himself on state charges and Georgia's …

Georgia MAGA faction plots to get 'traitor' Brian Kemp booted from party
1 year, 7 months ago

Georgia MAGA faction plots to get 'traitor' Brian Kemp booted from party

Raw Story  

Even though Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp romped to an easy reelection victory last fall, a faction of Georgia Republicans loyal to former President Donald Trump are still trying to give him the boot. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that the Georgia Republican Assembly is proposing a new plan that would give the state party the right to block candidates from running …

Kemp done being underestimated, aims to steer GOP past Trump
1 year, 11 months ago

Kemp done being underestimated, aims to steer GOP past Trump

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — Georgia Gov. “This election proves that when Republicans stay focused on real-world solutions that put hardworking people first we can win now, but also in the future, y’all,” Kemp said. “We’ve had a party where Trump has had a decisive gravitational pull, and here’s a person in Brian Kemp who just stayed apart from that orbit, made his …

Pence backs GOP’s Kemp as Democrat Abrams hits on Medicaid
2 years, 1 month ago

Pence backs GOP’s Kemp as Democrat Abrams hits on Medicaid

Associated Press  

CUMMING, Ga. — Former Vice President Mike Pence took the stage Tuesday in Georgia to reinforce the main thrusts of Gov. “We’ve been doing good in this day because we have been saying no to Stacey Abrams,” Kemp said, speaking in the parking lot of a cigar bar in heavily Republican Forsyth County. “We have lost more hospitals under this …

Pair of Georgia losses puts Trump's political power in question
2 years, 6 months ago

Pair of Georgia losses puts Trump's political power in question

Salon  

Two Trump-backed candidates lost their respective elections this week, marking significant defeats in Donald Trump's broader effort to install MAGA-friendly surrogates in state governments as well as the U.S. House and Senate. On Tuesday, Republican former state Rep. Vernon Jones lost out in a runoff to Republican trucking executive Mike Collins to represent Georgia's 10th Congressional District, according to the …

Georgia primary elections results 2022: Trump foe Brian Kemp wins GOP nomination for governor
2 years, 6 months ago

Georgia primary elections results 2022: Trump foe Brian Kemp wins GOP nomination for governor

The Independent  

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Mike Pence Breaks With Trump, Will Campaign With Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp
2 years, 7 months ago

Mike Pence Breaks With Trump, Will Campaign With Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING NEW YORK — Former Vice President Mike Pence will campaign with Georgia’s incumbent Republican Gov. “I am proud to offer my full support for four more years of Brian Kemp as governor of the great state of Georgia!” The news comes as Pence has taken steps to distance himself from Trump as the former congressman and Indiana …

Trump gets wish in Georgia, sparks ‘a political civil war’
3 years ago

Trump gets wish in Georgia, sparks ‘a political civil war’

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — Less than a year after losing the presidency, Donald Trump has set out to reshape the GOP in his image across the nation’s top political battlegrounds, sparking bitter primary battles that will force candidates and voters to decide how much to embrace Trump and his grievances. The former president called Kemp “a very weak governor” in a statement …

Trump gets wish in Georgia, sparks ‘a political civil war’
3 years ago

Trump gets wish in Georgia, sparks ‘a political civil war’

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — Less than a year after losing the presidency, Donald Trump has set out to reshape the GOP in his image across the nation’s top political battlegrounds, sparking bitter primary battles that will force candidates and voters to decide how much to embrace Trump and his grievances. The former president called Kemp “a very weak governor” in a statement …

Supporters of Georgia’s Kemp counterattack after Trump rally
3 years, 2 months ago

Supporters of Georgia’s Kemp counterattack after Trump rally

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — Supporters of Republican Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp are fighting back against Donald Trump and their own party leaders, angered by a rally last month in which the former president again attacked the state’s chief executive. “Right now we are joined at the hip to Donald Trump, who doesn’t share the same interests,” said James Hall, a state Republican …

Legal expert says Trump's rally admission will help Georgia prosecutors investigating him
3 years, 2 months ago

Legal expert says Trump's rally admission will help Georgia prosecutors investigating him

Raw Story  

Former President Donald Trump may have inadvertently helped contribute to the criminal case against him brewing in Georgia during his rally on Saturday, according to one former federal prosecutor. "The evidence to support the Fulton County DA's investigation just keeps getting better -- prosecutors don't always have a target on tape explaining his thought process," said Vance in response to …

Trump sought to settle scores during dark speech in Georgia that lasted over 90 minutes
3 years, 2 months ago

Trump sought to settle scores during dark speech in Georgia that lasted over 90 minutes

Raw Story  

Donald Trump traveled to Georgia on Saturday where the former Republican president repeatedly slammed the state's GOP governor while describing America as a dystopian hellscape under President Joe Biden. pic.twitter.com/RXhLbSwfdk — Aaron Rupar September 26, 2021 Trump's fixation with his conspiracy theories about the 2020 election dominated his speech. Despite the controversial Cyber Ninjas audit in Arizona confirming he also …

Trump ‘ashamed’ to have endorsed Republican Georgia governor
4 years ago

Trump ‘ashamed’ to have endorsed Republican Georgia governor

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Sunday he was “ashamed” for endorsing the Republican governor of Georgia after he lost in the state to Democrat Joe Biden. Trump backed Kemp’s campaign in 2018, boasting that his “full endorsement” helped him edge rising Democrat Stacey Abrams. “At a moment of crisis, when we need strong action.” Loeffler on Fox News said …

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