Trump has thrown his weight behind former Sen. David Perdue, who will face off against Kemp in the May 24 primary ahead of the pivotal midterm elections this year.
Georgia is being closely eyed as a battleground to determine how much influence Trump still wields in the Republican Party, more than a year after he left the White House.
Former President Donald Trump speaks on stage during a rally for Georgia GOP candidates at Banks County Dragway in Commerce, Georgia on March 26, 2022.Trump turned on Kemp after the 2020 election, when Trump became the first GOP presidential candidate to lose the state in 28 years.
“I endorsed Brian Kemp, unfortunately, in 2018 — I feel so badly but look you can’t have them all. He was losing, I endorsed him and he won big, how about that? And he wouldn’t do a damn thing about the election fraud,” Trump said. following three recounts, including one partially done by hand. They all affirmed Biden’s victory.
Georgia governor Brian Kemp made Donald Trump angry when the former president became the first GOP presidential candidate to lose the state of Georgia in 28 years.Trump warned the Republican establishment that his supporters would not support Kemp in the November election. The GOP nominee will likely face off against Democratic former Georgia House member Stacey Abrams.
“If Brian Kemp is re-nominated he will go down in flames at the ballot box because Stacey will steal it from him and humiliate him,” Trump said.Former President Donald Trump pumps his fist, as he leaves the stage during a rally for Georgia GOP candidates in Commerce, Georgia on March 26, 2022.
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