{"id":2333351,"date":"2024-08-29T09:43:01","date_gmt":"2024-08-29T13:43:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kemp-hints-at-joining-trump-on-campaign-trail-as-harris-expands-team-in-georgia-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-29T09:45:45","modified_gmt":"2024-08-29T13:45:45","slug":"kemp-hints-at-joining-trump-on-campaign-trail-as-harris-expands-team-in-georgia-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kemp-hints-at-joining-trump-on-campaign-trail-as-harris-expands-team-in-georgia-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Kemp hints at joining Trump on campaign trail as Harris expands team in Georgia &#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\">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%2Fkemp-hints-at-joining-trump-on-campaign-trail-as-harris-expands-team-in-georgia-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=2333351&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>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/aoc-trans-kids-are-beautiful-republicans-doing-a-lot-of-harm-to-children-advocates-biological-males-in-girls-sports\/\" title=\"AOC: Trans Kids Are Beautiful, Republicans \u2018Doing A Lot Of Harm To Children,\u2019 Advocates Biological Males In Girls Sports\">recent appearance<\/a> on Fox News&#8217;s &#8220;Fox and Friends,&#8221; Georgia Governor Brian Kemp <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-considering-not-giving-trump-intelligence-briefings\/\" title=\"Biden Considering Not Giving Trump Intelligence Briefings\">hinted<\/a> at \u200bthe possibility of joining former President Donald \u2063Trump on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/drews-receipts-so-called-whistleblowers\/\" title=\"Drew&#039;s Receipts: Discrediting Whistleblowers\">campaign \u200dtrail<\/a> as\u200b the\u200b Harris-Walz campaign increases its staffing in Georgia. Despite a history of tension between them, Kemp expressed a commitment to support the entire Republican ticket for \u200bthe upcoming elections, emphasizing the importance of \u2062winning Georgia as a \u2062key to \u200cthe White House. He acknowledged past distractions from Trump&#8217;s camp but suggested that those issues should remain in the past. Referring to the significance of their collaboration, Kemp stated, &#8220;The road \u2062to the White House runs through Georgia,&#8221; and voiced \u200bhis conviction against \u200ca continuation of Democratic leadership. Additionally,\u2062 it is reported that Kemp may participate in a Trump fundraiser soon.  <\/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 hints at joining Trump on campaign trail as Harris expands team in Georgia<\/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_1739145\" 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) hinted he might join former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Donald Trump\">Donald Trump<\/a> on the campaign trail as the Harris-Walz campaign boosts its staff in <a href=\"https:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/georgia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Georgia\">Georgia<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Kemp spoke about the state of the race in Georgia in an appearance on Fox News&rsquo;s <em>Fox and Friends<\/em>. When asked if there may be a joint campaign appearance with the president, he said they will see what happens.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Well, we&rsquo;ll see how that plays out.&nbsp;I know they got a busy&nbsp;schedule,&rdquo; Kemp replied.&nbsp;&ldquo;We&rsquo;re going to continue to work&nbsp;hard for the whole ticket here&nbsp;in Georgia.&nbsp;We gotta win.&nbsp;We gotta win.&nbsp;That&rsquo;s the bottom line.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump and Kemp have experienced a renewal of the rift between them in recent weeks, with each hitting the other in public statements, both subtly and not so subtly. However, the feud appears to have been quashed, with Kemp saying it is in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-seen-crying-during-dnc-walkout-as-kamala-harris-will-soon-replace-him-shes-tough\/\" title=\"Biden Seen Crying During DNC Walkout as Kamala Harris Will Soon Replace Him - &#039;She&#039;s Tough&#039;\">past &#038;mdash<\/a>; though throwing one last jab by implying the fault was with Trump&rsquo;s camp.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Well, look, there was a little distraction, obviously,&nbsp;on their side when it came to&nbsp;Georgia,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;But&nbsp;to me, that&rsquo;s in the past.&nbsp;I have been saying that, guys,&nbsp;literally for over a year now,&nbsp;that I was going to support our&nbsp;nominee.&nbsp;That we had to win Georgia. The&nbsp;road to the White House runs&nbsp;through Georgia.&nbsp;And I still believe today we&nbsp;cannot afford four more years of&nbsp;Kamala Harris and Joe Biden.&nbsp;It&rsquo;s not about me.&nbsp;And as former President Trump&nbsp;says a lot.&nbsp;It&rsquo;s not about him.&nbsp;It&rsquo;s about our country.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>He contrasted the foreign policy of the Trump and Biden administrations, praising former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.<\/p>\n<p>Kemp is reportedly scheduled to appear at a fundraiser for Trump on Thursday, <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/campaign\/4852407-kemp-trump-georgia-fundraiser\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>according<\/a> to the<em> Hill<\/em>. He will be at the Atlanta event alongside his wife, Marty Kemp, whom Trump has targeted for &ldquo;disloyalty,&rdquo; and Pompeo.<\/p>\n<p>The Harris campaign has doubled down on Georgia in recent weeks, hiring 400,000 volunteers and 174 staffers and opening 24 campaign offices. Vice President Kamala Harris and Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) are embarking on a bus tour across the state to rally support.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Cook Political Report<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cookpolitical.com\/analysis\/national\/national-politics\/presidential-campaign-reset-arizona-georgia-and-nevada-move\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>rated<\/a> Georgia as a &ldquo;toss-up&rdquo; for the presidential election in August, revising its July rating of &ldquo;lean Republican.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Harris is polling at 46%, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/08\/17\/us\/elections\/kamala-harris-trump-az-nc-ga-nv.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>according<\/a> to a <em>New York Times<\/em>-Siena College poll released on Aug. 17, which is a significant narrowing of Trump&rsquo;s lead.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><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_1739145\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1739145\"}});<\/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>Governor Brian Kemp (R-GA) suggested that he may accompany former President Donald Trump on the campaign trail, coinciding with the Harris-Walz campaign&#8217;s expansion of its team in Georgia. During an interview on Fox News&#8217;s Fox and Friends, Kemp discussed the current race dynamics in Georgia. When asked about a potential joint appearance with Trump, he responded, &#8220;We\u2019ll see how that plays out. I know they have a busy schedule. We\u2019re going to continue to work hard for the whole ticket here in Georgia. We need to win\u2014that\u2019s the bottom line.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>Despite recent tensions between Trump and Kemp, where both have made pointed remarks about each other publicly, Kemp indicated that those issues are behind them\u2014though he did suggest that some of the problems originated from Trump&#8217;s camp. He stated, &#8220;There was a little distraction on their side regarding Georgia&#8230; But to me, that&#8217;s in the past.&#8221; He emphasized his commitment to supporting their nominee and stressed the importance of winning Georgia for future elections.<\/p>\n<p>Kemp also praised former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo while contrasting Trump&#8217;s foreign policy with Biden&#8217;s administration. Reports indicate that Kemp is set to attend a fundraiser for Trump this Thursday in Atlanta alongside his wife Marty and Pompeo; this comes after Trump has criticized her for perceived disloyalty.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Vice President Kamala Harris and Governor Tim Walz (D-MN) are ramping up their efforts in Georgia by hiring 400,000 volunteers and 174 staff members while opening 24 campaign offices as part of their bus tour across the state aimed at garnering support. The Cook Political Report recently classified Georgia as a &#8220;toss-up&#8221; state for the presidential election after previously rating it as leaning Republican; according to an August 17 poll by New York Times-Siena College, Harris is polling at 46%, indicating a significant reduction in Trump&#8217;s lead<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2333352,"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\/08\/donald-trump-brian-kemp-august-2024.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[33933,4977,4021,15341,3634],"class_list":["post-2333351","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-campaign-trail","tag-georgia","tag-harris","tag-kemp","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/donald-trump-brian-kemp-august-2024.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2333351","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\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2333351"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2333351\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2333352"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2333351"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2333351"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2333351"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}