GOP breathes easier after Trump buries hatchet with Kemp: ‘Getting our house in order’
By
Rachel Schilke
August 25, 2024 6:00 am
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Former President Donald Trump did something unexpected on Thursday when he seemingly buried the hatchet with Gov. Brian Kemp (R-GA).
On social media and Fox News, Trump applauded Kemp for his leadership in Georgia — a complete turnaround from the years of bashing and ridicule over the governor’s refusal to help him overturn the 2020 election results.
Moments earlier, Kemp appeared on the network, telling host Sean Hannity that he supports Trump and will do whatever he can to make sure Georgia’s 16 electoral votes go to the Republicans.
“We gotta win,” Kemp told Hannity. “We gotta win from the top of the ticket on down. We need to send Donald Trump back to the White House. We need to retake the Senate. We need to hold the House.”
This time last year, or even a few weeks ago, mutual respect between the governor and Trump would have sounded far-fetched to Republicans in Georgia. The former president supported a primary challenger against Kemp in 2022, though the governor sailed to victory with nearly 74% of the vote.
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