Old wounds brought new pains for leaders in Georgia as President Donald Trump’s reaction to an endorsement snub had the governor asserting, “leave my family out of it.”
Faced with a pending case in Georgia for allegedly attempting to overturn the state’s 2020 presidential election results was no deterrent for the GOP leader in revisiting a gripe in the Peach State. Making note of Gov. Brian Kemp’s (R) wife Marty Kemp’s recently expressed intent to write her husband’s name in on Election Day, Trump referenced her in a lengthy slam against the executive and his Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger.
In response, the governor took to X Saturday while the president was set to appear at a rally in Atlanta and wrote, “My focus is on winning this November and saving our country from Kamala Harris and the Democrat — not engaging in petty personal insults, attacking fellow Republicans, or dwelling on the past. You should do the same, Mr. President, and leave my family out of it.”
Trump had posted in part to Truth Social, “He and his wife didn’t think he could win. I said, ‘I’m telling you you’re going to win.’ Then he won, he was happy, and his wife said, ‘Thank you Sir, we’ll never be able to make it up to you!’ Now she says she won’t Endorse me, and is going to ‘write in Brian Kemp’s name.’ Well, I don’t want her Endorsement, and I don’t want his.”
“They’re the ones who got Fani Willis and her boyfriend all ‘jazzed up’ and ready to go. He could have ended that travesty with a phone call, but he doesn’t want to end it because he’s a bad guy,” he said bringing up the Fulton County district attorney’s controversial relationship before also bringing up the former lieutenant governor. “Think of it, I got this guy elected and he did not want to do what the State Senate wanted on Election Integrity. He works with Raffensperger, he works with Geoff Duncan–It’s all a team. I truly believe they would rather see the Republican Party lose than win!”
My focus is on winning this November and saving our country from Kamala Harris and the Democrats – not engaging in petty personal insults, attacking fellow Republicans, or dwelling on the past.
You should do the same, Mr. President, and leave my family out of it. pic.twitter.com/m8y6CSuZKY
— Brian Kemp (@BrianKempGA) August 3, 2024
“Brad Raffensperger has to do his job, and make sure this Election is not stolen. Brian Kemp should focus his efforts on fighting Crime, not fighting Unity and Republican Party!” Trump had insisted. “His Crime Rate in Georgia is terrible, his Crime Rate in Atlanta is the worst, and his Economy is average. He should be seeking UNITY, not Retribution, especially against the man that got him the Nomination through Endorsement and, without whom, he could never have beaten Stacey Abrams.”
The statement had also prompted a response from the secretary who defended his record arguing, “Georgia’s elections are secure. The winner here in November will reflect the will of the people. History has taught us this type of message doesn’t sell well here in Georgia, sir.”
Georgia’s elections are secure. The winner here in November will reflect the will of the people. History has taught us this type of message doesn’t sell well here in Georgia, sir. pic.twitter.com/G8yjxtvjPJ
— GA Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger (@GaSecofState) August 3, 2024
Despite their defenses, mention of both Georgia officials was met by boos from the crowd at Trump’s Saturday rally before he went on to assert of Kemp, “He’s a bad guy. He’s a disloyal guy. And he’s a very average governor. Little Brian, little Brian Kemp. Bad guy.”
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“I got this guy nominated, I then got him elected — without me he doesn’t get nominated and he doesn’t get elected. He had no chance of winning either one and all he had to do was sign something where the Senate would like to look at election integrity,” insisted the president as he reiterated many of the points from his social media post.
Native of Brooklyn, NY, Kevin Haggerty is a graduate of Hunter College where he studied Cultural Anthropology and Geography. An avid reader and truth seeker, he currently resides in Texas with his wife and their dog and, when he isn't researching current events and their impacts, you'll find him spending time with friends and family or working on his next novel.
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