{"id":2318918,"date":"2024-08-04T10:16:01","date_gmt":"2024-08-04T14:16:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kemp-responds-to-trumps-attacks-my-focus-is-on-winning-this-november-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-04T10:19:50","modified_gmt":"2024-08-04T14:19:50","slug":"kemp-responds-to-trumps-attacks-my-focus-is-on-winning-this-november-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kemp-responds-to-trumps-attacks-my-focus-is-on-winning-this-november-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Kemp responds to Trump\u2019s attacks: \u2018My focus is on winning this November\u2019 &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">30<\/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%2Fkemp-responds-to-trumps-attacks-my-focus-is-on-winning-this-november-washington-examiner%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=2318918&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--><p>Former President Donald Trump \u200drecently\u200d criticized\u200b Georgia Governor Brian Kemp during a rally in Atlanta. Trump attacked\u2062 Kemp for not supporting his unfounded claims of voter \u2062fraud in \u200dthe 2020 \u2063election and \u200clabeled him\u2064 a &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/huge-attorney-sidney-powell-confirms-alleged-dominion-servers-in-germany-were-confiscated-video\/\" title=\"HUGE! Attorney Sidney Powell CONFIRMS Alleged Dominion Servers in Germany Were Confiscated -- VIDEO\">bad guy<\/a>&#8220;\u200b and \u200b&#8221;disloyal.&#8221; Trump suggested\u200d that Kemp should focus on\u2062 tackling \u200ccrime and unifying the \u200bRepublican Party rather than\u2064 engaging in personal disputes. In \u2064his remarks,\u200c Trump also mentioned Kemp&#8217;s past endorsements,\u200b asserting that \u2063Kemp\u2019s success in the gubernatorial race against Stacey Abrams was\u2064 largely due to Trump&#8217;s support.<\/p>\n<p>In response, \u200dGovernor Kemp urged \u200bTrump to concentrate on winning upcoming elections \u2062rather\u2062 than \u200dengaging in \u2064personal attacks or delving \u200dinto \u2064past grievances. He emphasized his commitment to winning in November and saving the country from the Democrats, insisting that Trump should refrain from involving Kemp&#8217;s \u200dfamily in political disputes. This exchange highlights ongoing \u2063tensions\u200c within the Republican Party as\u2062 the 2024\u200c elections approach.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Kemp responds to Trump&rsquo;s attacks: &lsquo;My focus is on winning this November&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1722151\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/brian-kemp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Brian Kemp\">Brian Kemp<\/a> (R-GA) responded to former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Donald Trump\">Donald Trump<\/a>&lsquo;s criticisms of the Georgia governor and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/georgia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Brian Kemp\">Georgia<\/a> Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger while the former president was in the Peach State on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Trump called out Kemp and Raffensperger in a post on Truth Social prior to his Atlanta rally &mdash; where he echoed the criticisms stemming from his disproven claims of voter fraud in the state in the 2020 election and crime.<\/p>\n<p> <iframe src=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/112899808261699133\/embed\" class=\"truthsocial-embed\" style=\"max-width: 100%; border: 0\" width=\"600\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script src=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/embed.js\" async=\"async\"><\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Brad Raffensperger has to do his job, and make sure this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2024-elections\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Election<\/a> is not stolen. Brian Kemp should focus his efforts on fighting Crime, not fighting Unity and the Republican Party! 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,&rdquo; Trump said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He and his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/melania-left-traumatized-after-trump-had-his-hand-loaded-up-with-blood-during-horrifying-moment\/\" title=\"Melania Left &#039;Traumatized&#039; After Trump Had His Hand &#039;Loaded Up with Blood&#039; During Horrifying Moment\">wife didn&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t think he could win. I said, &ldquo;I&rsquo;m telling you you&rsquo;re going to win.&rdquo; Then he won, he was happy, and his wife said, &ldquo;Thank you Sir, we&rsquo;ll never be able to make it up to you!&rdquo; Now she says she won&rsquo;t Endorse me, and is going to &ldquo;write in Brian Kemp&rsquo;s name.&rdquo; Well, I don&rsquo;t want her Endorsement, and I don&rsquo;t want his. They&rsquo;re the ones who got Fani Willis and her boyfriend all &ldquo;jazzed up&rdquo; and ready to go. He could have ended that travesty with a phone call, but he doesn&rsquo;t want to end it because he&rsquo;s a bad guy&hellip;.&rdquo; he continued.<\/p>\n<p>Trump endorsed Kemp in the 2018 gubernatorial election, where he narrowly defeated Democrat <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Stacey-Abrams\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Stacey Abrams<\/a>, but endorsed former Sen. David Perdue in the 2022 Republican primary against Kemp. In the primary and the general election in the 2022 gubernatorial election, Kemp would go on to win.<\/p>\n<p>Kemp responded to Trump&rsquo;s post by telling the former president to focus on winning the November election and to &ldquo;leave my family out of it.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">My focus is on winning this November and saving our country from Kamala Harris and the Democrats &ndash; not engaging in petty personal insults, attacking fellow Republicans, or dwelling on the past. <\/p>\n<p>You should do the same, Mr. President, and leave my family out of it. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/m8y6CSuZKY\">pic.twitter.com\/m8y6CSuZKY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Brian Kemp (@BrianKempGA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BrianKempGA\/status\/1819851284343832838?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 3, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;My focus is on winning this November and saving our country from Kamala Harris and the Democrats &ndash; 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,&rdquo; Kemp said.<\/p>\n<p>Republican Georgia state House Speaker Jon Burns <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JonBurnsGA\/status\/1819915581283274984\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"defended\">defended<\/a> Kemp in a post on Saturday, saying that &ldquo;The Georgia House has been proud to work alongside him.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The move by Trump to criticize the widely popular governor has puzzled some Republicans. <\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m sitting here scratching my head,&rdquo; Republican strategist and former campaign manager to Kemp, Bobby Saparow, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2024\/08\/03\/trump-brian-kemp-georgia-00172564\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>told<\/a> <em>Politico<\/em>. &ldquo;Attacking the popular governor of a pivotal swing state makes zero sense. If we want to actually unite, ask for the support of the guy who beat your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/reps-mace-rice-face-trump-endorsed-primary-opponents\/\" title=\"Reps. Mace, Rice face Trump-endorsed primary opponents\">endorsed primary opponent<\/a> by 52 points and handily defeated Stacey Abrams.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In a January <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ajc.com\/politics\/ajc-poll-as-kemp-prepares-for-state-of-the-state-hes-never-been-stronger\/JMQA7TTAQBGBFO5AONZBIVQNFA\/#:~:text=A%20new%20Atlanta%20Journal%2DConstitution,error%20of%203.3%20percentage%20points.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>poll<\/a> conducted by the <em>Atlanta Journal-Constitution,<\/em> Kemp&rsquo;s popularity in the state was at 62%. <\/p>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1722151\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1722151\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kemp addresses Trump&#8217;s criticisms: &#8216;I&#8217;m focused on winning this November&#8217; <\/p>\n<p>Governor Brian Kemp (R-GA) reacted to former President Donald Trump&#8217;s attacks on him and Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger during Trump&#8217;s visit to Georgia on Saturday. In a post on Truth Social before his rally in Atlanta, Trump criticized both Kemp and Raffensperger, reiterating his unfounded claims of voter fraud in the 2020 election and issues related to crime. Trump stated, &#8220;Brad Raffensperger needs to do his job and ensure this election isn&#8217;t stolen. Brian Kemp should concentrate on combating crime instead of creating division within the Republican Party! The crime rate in Georgia is terrible, particularly in Atlanta, and the economy is just average. He should be promoting unity rather than seeking revenge against someone who helped him secure his nomination through endorsement; without my support, he wouldn&#8217;t have defeated Stacey Abrams.&#8221; He added that Kemp&#8217;s wife had expressed gratitude for Trump&#8217;s help but now plans to endorse him by writing in Kemp&#8217;s name instead. Trump dismissed their endorsement as unwanted and accused them of inciting legal troubles for him.<\/p>\n<p>Trump had previously endorsed Kemp during the 2018 gubernatorial race when he narrowly won against Democrat Stacey Abrams but backed former Senator David Perdue against Kemp in the 2022 primary. Despite this opposition, Kemp won both the primary and general elections that year.<\/p>\n<p>In response to Trump&#8217;s remarks, Kemp urged the former president to focus on winning upcoming elections rather than engaging in personal attacks or involving his family: &#8220;My priority is winning this November and protecting our country from Kamala Harris and Democrats\u2014not getting caught up in petty insults or past grievances.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>Republican Georgia House Speaker Jon Burns supported Kemp by stating that &#8220;The Georgia House has been proud to work alongside him.&#8221; Some Republicans were confused by Trump\u2019s decision to criticize a popular governor like Kemp. Republican strategist Bobby Saparow remarked that attacking such a prominent figure from a key swing state was illogical: \u201cIf we want unity, we should seek support from someone who decisively beat your endorsed primary opponent.\u201d A January poll indicated that Kemps&#8217; approval rating stood at 62% among Georgians<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2638,"featured_media":2318919,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AP24128742612566.jpg.optimal.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[6571,4977,15341,5894,3634],"class_list":["post-2318918","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-elections","tag-georgia","tag-kemp","tag-politics","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/AP24128742612566.jpg.optimal.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2318918","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\/2638"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2318918"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2318918\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2318919"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2318918"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2318918"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2318918"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}