{"id":1436069,"date":"2022-04-13T17:45:18","date_gmt":"2022-04-13T21:45:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1436069"},"modified":"2022-04-13T17:45:21","modified_gmt":"2022-04-13T21:45:21","slug":"they-all-came-after-us-gov-brian-kemp-hangs-up-on-dr-anthony-fauci-in-campaign-ad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/they-all-came-after-us-gov-brian-kemp-hangs-up-on-dr-anthony-fauci-in-campaign-ad\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018They All Came After Us\u2019: Gov. Brian Kemp Hangs Up On Dr. Anthony Fauci In Campaign Ad"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fthey-all-came-after-us-gov-brian-kemp-hangs-up-on-dr-anthony-fauci-in-campaign-ad%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1436069&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<p>Republican Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp is touting his COVID-19 record ahead of an expected rematch with Democrat Stacey Abrams, as well as a primary challenge from former Sen. David Perdue.<\/p>\n<p>Georgia was one of the first states to <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2020\/04\/20\/georgia-reopen-coronavirus-gyms-hair-salons-brian-kemp\/\">reopen<\/a> businesses like salons and gyms at the beginning of the pandemic, and was also one of the first states to end masking requirements. Kemp faced criticism from all sides of the political spectrum for his decisions, with Dr. Anthony Fauci <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/04\/21\/us\/coronavirus-georgia-south-carolina.html\">accusing<\/a> Kemp of \u201csetting us back,\u201d and then-President Donald Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2020\/04\/22\/trump-brian-kemp-georgia-coronavirus\/\">saying<\/a> Kemp\u2019s April 2020 reopening was \u201ctoo soon.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFauci, Stacey Abrams, and the media, they all came after us. Washington was pushing unscientific, blue-state mandates. But I was listening to Georgians, getting calls and texts from parents missing paychecks, whose kids weren\u2019t in school, small business owners like me worried about layoffs,\u201d Kemp says in the ad while hanging up on a phone call purporting to be from Fauci.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Fauci, Stacey Abrams, and the media said it was too soon to reopen Georgia. But we chose FREEDOM over lockdowns, and we were RIGHT!<\/p>\n<p>WATCH our latest TV ad and VOTE to re-elect Governor Kemp on May 24th! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fB8DrdDGID\">pic.twitter.com\/fB8DrdDGID<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Brian Kemp (@BrianKempGA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BrianKempGA\/status\/1514313720960147456?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 13, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cI didn\u2019t care about the politics. I was going to do what\u2019s right. We chose freedom over government lockdowns, and you stood with me. And, you know what? We were right,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>In contrast with Kemp, Abrams was photographed in February posing maskless with a class of elementary schoolers who were <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/02\/06\/stacey-abrams-maskless-picture-masked-children\/\">required<\/a> by city ordinance to wear masks. Abrams had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.msnbc.com\/the-last-word\/watch\/stacey-abrams-georgia-governor-s-action-on-masks-proves-his-incompetence-87788613614?cid=sm_npd_ms_tw_ma\">accused<\/a> the governor in July 2020 of \u201cincompetency\u201d and \u201cimmorality\u201d for lifting the state\u2019s mask mandate.<\/p>\n<p>Democrat Jon Ossoff defeated Perdue in a run-off election in 2020. The incumbent\u2019s reputation was marred by allegations that he made stock trades after a members-only briefing in which senators received information about the potential impacts of COVID-19. Perdue was one of five <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/01\/19\/north-carolina-sen-richard-burr-will-not-be-charged-for-stock-trades\/\">senators<\/a> to face a federal investigation for alleged insider trading, although no elected officials were charged. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2022\/01\/12\/unusual-whales-stock-trades-congress-members-ban-proposals-nancy-pelosi\/\">(RELATED: Social Media Users Track Stock Trading As Congress Considers Member Ban)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Kemp leads Perdue by nine points in the RealClearPolitics (RCP) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realclearpolitics.com\/epolls\/2022\/governor\/ga\/georgia_governor_republican_primary-7402.html\">average<\/a> of polls of their primary matchup, even as Perdue <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/12\/06\/trump-endorses-david-perdue-in-bid-oust-brian-kemp\/\">sports<\/a> an endorsement from Trump. Kemp <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realclearpolitics.com\/epolls\/2022\/governor\/Georgia.html\">leads<\/a> Abrams by five points in the RCP average.<\/p>\n<p>Kemp <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2018\/11\/18\/brian-kemp-officially-wins\/\">defeated<\/a> Abrams by 1.4 points in a 2018 race. Abrams has continuously <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/03\/26\/elizabeth-warren-stacey-abrams-georiga\/\">refused<\/a> to concede, citing <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2018\/11\/20\/brian-kemp-stacey-abrams-voter-suppression\/\">baseless<\/a> claims of voter suppression.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Republican Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp is touting his COVID-19 record ahead of an expected rematch with Democrat Stacey Abrams, as well as a primary challenge from former Sen. 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