{"id":2001421,"date":"2023-08-15T15:19:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-15T19:19:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gov-brian-kemp-responds-to-trump-rigged-claim-2020-election-not-stolen-in-georgia\/"},"modified":"2023-08-15T15:20:24","modified_gmt":"2023-08-15T19:20:24","slug":"gov-brian-kemp-responds-to-trump-rigged-claim-2020-election-not-stolen-in-georgia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gov-brian-kemp-responds-to-trump-rigged-claim-2020-election-not-stolen-in-georgia\/","title":{"rendered":"Gov. Kemp denies Trump&#8217;s claim of a &#8220;rigged&#8221; election, stating that the 2020 election in Georgia was not stolen."},"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\">38<\/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%2Fgov-brian-kemp-responds-to-trump-rigged-claim-2020-election-not-stolen-in-georgia%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=2001421&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--><h2>Gov. Brian \u2062Kemp Responds to\u2063 Trump&#8217;s Claims of Election Fraud\u200d in Georgia<\/h2>\n<p>Gov. Brian Kemp (R-GA)\u200b took to social media to address the ongoing claims made by former President\u200b Donald Trump regarding the 2020 presidential election \u200din Georgia. In a bold statement, Kemp declared, &#8220;The 2020 election in Georgia was \u200cnot stolen.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Kemp emphasized that\u2062 despite numerous\u2064 allegations, no one has come forward with \u200bconcrete evidence of fraud\u2063 in a court of law. \u200cHe \u200creassured the public that\u2062 Georgia&#8217;s elections are\u200b secure, accessible, and fair, and will remain so under his \u2063leadership \u200cas \u2064governor.<\/p>\n<p>Encouraging readers to shift\u2064 their focus to the future, Kemp urged them to\u200b look ahead to the upcoming 2024 \u200delections, stating, &#8220;The future of our country is at stake in 2024 and that must be our \u200dfocus.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>Trump&#8217;s Claims\u2062 and\u200c Kemp&#8217;s Response<\/h3>\n<p>Trump\u200c recently announced on\u200d Truth Social that he would hold a\u200b press conference\u2063 in New Jersey, \u200cwhere he plans to\u200d present a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gov-brian-kemp-responds-to-trump-rigged-claim-2020-election-not-stolen-in-georgia\/\" title=\"Gov. Kemp denies Trump's claim of a \"rigged\" election, stating that the 2020 election in Georgia was not stolen.\">report detailing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-real-clear-politics-say-they-never-called-pennsylvania\/\" title=\"BREAKING: Real Clear Politics -- SAY THEY NEVER CALLED PENNSYLVANIA\">election fraud<\/a><\/a> in Georgia during the 2020 presidential election. Trump expressed\u2063 confidence in the report,\u200d stating, &#8220;Based on the results \u200dof this CONCLUSIVE Report, \u200call charges should be dropped\u200b against me \u2063&#038; others \u2014 There will be a complete \u2064EXONERATION!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In response, \u2064Kemp referred to a tweet from\u2062 Trump&#8217;s campaign spokeswoman, Liz Harrington, \u2064who accused Georgia of having\u200d corrupt elections\u200d that have only worsened\u200d since\u2062 2020. Harrington urged people to tune in to Trump&#8217;s press conference on Monday.<\/p>\n<h3>A Complicated Relationship<\/h3>\n<p>Trump and Kemp have had a complex \u200crelationship over the years. While Trump initially supported Kemp during\u200c his\u2062 successful gubernatorial\u2063 bid \u200bin 2018,\u200d their alliance soured when \u2062Kemp did not fully embrace \u2062Trump&#8217;s claims \u2063of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/youtube-bans-trumps-full-cpac-speech-unless-users-add-countervailing-viewpoints-about-election-claims\/\" title=\"YouTube Bans Trump\u2019s Full CPAC Speech Unless Users Add \u2018Countervailing Viewpoints\u2019 About Election Claims\u00a0\">widespread election fraud<\/a>\u2062 in Georgia in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Trump publicly called for Kemp&#8217;s resignation, accusing him of obstructing the truth. \u2063Kemp, however, maintained\u2063 his support for the president while\u2064 emphasizing his \u200bcommitment to following the laws \u200cand the Constitution.<\/p>\n<p>During the 2022 \u2062elections, Trump backed a \u2064<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mich-ariz-gop-censures-several-lawmakers-over-support-for-impeachment-failure-to-keep-states-red\/\" title=\"Mich., Ariz. GOP censures several lawmakers over support for impeachment, failure to keep states red\">primary challenger<\/a> to Kemp, but the Georgia\u2064 governor emerged victorious with an overwhelming 73.7% of the\u2063 GOP primary vote.<\/p>\n<h3>Kemp&#8217;s Political Survival<\/h3>\n<p>Kemp has been \u200dhailed as one of the few Republican leaders who have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/13-ukrainian-soldiers-make-defiant-last-stand-all-killed-protecting-tiny-snake-island\/\" title=\"13 Ukrainian Soldiers Make Defiant Last Stand, All Killed Protecting Tiny Snake Island\">successfully pushed back<\/a> against Trump\u2063 and managed to maintain their political careers. \u2062Other examples \u200cinclude Gov.\u200d Glenn \u200cYoungkin \u200b(R-VA) and Gov. Kim Reynolds (R-IA), who\u200d have navigated the complexities of dealing with Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Despite\u200d their rocky relationship, \u200bKemp did not rule out endorsing Trump in \u2063the 2024 elections. In a recent interview, he indicated that he\u2063 would support the 2024 Republican nominee, even if it \u200bwere Trump.<\/p>\n<p>For more\u200c information,\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\">click\u200b here<\/a> to visit \u200cThe Washington Examiner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gov. Brian Kemp (R-GA) dismissed former President Donald Trump&#8217;s renewed claims of election fraud in Georgia. Kemp stated on social media that the 2020 election was not stolen. Meanwhile, the School Freedom Fund released an ad criticizing Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear for signing what they called a &#8220;death warrant.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2001422,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2001421","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2001421","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2001421"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2001421\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2001422"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2001421"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2001421"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2001421"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}