Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp insists he’s not getting bogged down by Republican nominee and former President Donald Trump‘s intraparty attacks over Kemp’s refusal to help overturn the 2020 presidential election. The Republican governor called Trump’s recent broadsides at an Atlanta campaign rally and on the Truth Social platform “a lot of noise” and jokingly compared Trump to a tropical storm. “This big storm came through the state this week – and now we’re dealing with Tropical Storm Debby,” Kemp said at conservative radio host Erick Erickson’s annual conference, “The Gathering,” in the Buckhead section of Atlanta.
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- Georgia Gov. Kemp Dismisses Trump Attacks as ‘Noise,’ Remains Focused on Winning:
- Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp brushed off recent attacks from Republican nominee Donald Trump, likening them to “a lot of noise” and jokingly comparing Trump to a tropical storm.
- Speaking at conservative radio host Erick Erickson’s event, Kemp reiterated his focus on supporting the GOP nominee and emphasized the importance of looking forward, rather than dwelling on the 2020 election.
- Kemp’s political operation is concentrating on key legislative districts in Georgia to maintain GOP majorities, aiming to help Republicans across the ticket in November.
The Associated Press has the story:
Georgia Gov. Kemp calls Trump attacks ‘noise,’ says he’s still focused on winning
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Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp insists he’s not getting bogged down by Republican nominee and former President Donald Trump‘s intraparty attacks over Kemp’s refusal to help overturn the 2020 presidential election. The Republican governor called Trump’s recent broadsides at an Atlanta campaign rally and on the Truth Social platform “a lot of noise” and jokingly compared Trump to a tropical storm. “This big storm came through the state this week – and now we’re dealing with Tropical Storm Debby,” Kemp said at conservative radio host Erick Erickson’s annual conference, “The Gathering,” in the Buckhead section of Atlanta.
Kemp repeated his pledge to support the GOP nominee and renewed his warnings that Republicans should stop focusing on the 2020 election and false assertions that Biden won Georgia and nationally because of fraud. “We’re going to use our political operation to win Georgia despite past grievances,” Kemp told Erickson, adding that the efforts would “help Republicans up and down the ticket.”
Of course, Kemp’s political operation is focusing on competitive Georgia legislative districts that are key to maintaining GOP majorities at the statehouse, meaning potential Republican voters in other swaths of the hotly contested state may not be reached by the Kemp organization before November. Throughout the discussion with Erickson, Kemp did not say Trump’s name.
