{"id":2649293,"date":"2026-08-25T11:39:17","date_gmt":"2026-08-25T15:39:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rick-jackson-says-brian-kemp-will-get-the-national-guard-to-help-with-elections\/"},"modified":"2026-08-25T12:16:28","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T16:16:28","slug":"rick-jackson-says-brian-kemp-will-get-the-national-guard-to-help-with-elections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rick-jackson-says-brian-kemp-will-get-the-national-guard-to-help-with-elections\/","title":{"rendered":"Rick Jackson says Brian Kemp will get the National Guard to help with elections"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/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%2Frick-jackson-says-brian-kemp-will-get-the-national-guard-to-help-with-elections%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=2649293&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>Rick Jackson,a Republican candidate for georgia governor,claimed at an August rally that governor Brian Kemp would utilize the National Guard to oversee the 2026 elections. During the event, a supporter expressed concern about potential vote cheating by Democrats in the upcoming midterms, prompting Jackson to reassure him that election observers, including the National Guard, would be present. Jackson indicated that Kemp would coordinate the deployment of the National Guard to ensure election security, aligning wiht broader GOP concerns about election integrity. Jackson clarified that he did not suggest deploying troops at polling places adn emphasized Georgia&#8217;s efforts to make voting accessible while preventing corruption. The campaign highlighted the role of the National Guard in cyber security efforts, which have been used across different administrations. jackson&#8217;s key opponent in the race is Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, with polls indicating a close contest. Jackson had initially supported Burt Jones in the primary runoff but later campaigned with Jackson. The race remains competitive, with national analysts calling it a toss-up.  <\/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<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/georgia\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"164\">Georgia<\/a> Republican gubernatorial candidate <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/4611810\/rick-jackson-trump-burt-jones-georgia-gubernatorial-runoff\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"4611810\">Rick Jackson<\/a> told a supporter at an August rally that Gov. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/brian-kemp\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"3312\">Brian Kemp<\/a> (R-GA) will use the National Guard to help watch over the 2026 elections.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After an event Jackson held in mid-August in Columbus, Georgia, a rally-goer came up to the Republican candidate and told Jackson that he was worried \u201cthe Democrats are going to cheat\u201d in the November <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/midterm-elections\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"308\">midterm elections<\/a>, according to audio <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ajc.com\/politics\/2026\/08\/georgia-election-rick-jackson-suggests-brian-kemp-will-use-national-guard\/\">obtained by<\/a> the <em>Atlanta Journal-Constitution<\/em>. Jackson told the supporter, \u201cI know, we\u2019re going to have people watching out for us,\u201d according to the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/user-802302602\/rick-jackson-on-election-1\/s-hLgjkQrajKm?si=1b32535959544646ad7365340e5ced78&#038;utm_source=clipboard&#038;utm_medium=text&#038;utm_campaign=social_sharing\">audio<\/a>.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/4699170\/rick-jackson-brian-kemp-national-guard-2026-elections\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Rick Jackson says Brian Kemp plans to get the National Guard to help with 2026 elections<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/4698304\/oklahoma-primary-sets-maga-candidate-against-anti-tariff-conservative\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Oklahoma primary sets MAGA candidate against anti-tariff conservative<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/4698062\/steve-hilton-catches-xavier-becerra-race-california-governor-poll\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Steve Hilton catches up to Xavier Becerra in race for California governor: Poll<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cTrump\u2019s got federal troops. Can you call up and get some federal troops from Trump?\u201d the rally-goer asked Jackson in the audio.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe\u2019ll get National Guard \u2014 Governor Kemp is going to watch it for us,\u201d Jackson replied.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When the rally-goer followed up with, \u201cIs that right?\u201d Jackson responded, \u201cYes, he\u2019s going to get the National Guard.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Election integrity has been a flashpoint of concern for Republicans across the first two years of President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"4\">Donald Trump\u2019s<\/a> second term, as federal legislators look to pass Trump\u2019s hailed <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/save-america-act\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"22939\">SAVE America Act<\/a> and state Republicans seek to safeguard local elections from interference. Georgia has also been a hotbed for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/florida-lawmakers-weigh-ban-on-ballot-drop-boxes-new-voter-id-rules-over-election-security-concerns\/\" title=\"Florida Lawmakers Weigh Ban On Ballot Drop Boxes, New Voter ID Rules Over ... Security Concerns\">election security concerns<\/a> after Trump unsuccessfully challenged the results of the 2020 presidential election in the state.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Republicans in states such as <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/new-jersey\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"1065\">New Jersey<\/a> have <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3859506\/new-jersey-republican-request-election-monitors-swing-district\/\">requested federal poll monitors<\/a> to ensure no one is voting in elections who shouldn\u2019t be. However, the move to deploy poll monitors has drawn pushback from\u00a0Democrats\u00a0concerned that monitors may dissuade certain voters from participating on Election Day.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A Jackson campaign spokesman told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> that the gubernatorial nominee \u201cnever suggested deploying troops at polling places.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe trust Governor Kemp to run safe and secure elections,\u201d the campaign spokesman said in a statement. \u201cUnder his leadership, Georgia has been a national leader in making it easier to vote and harder to cheat. Our campaign will also have a robust election integrity operation to ensure every registered voter in Georgia has the resources and opportunity to make their voices heard.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Jackson campaign also pointed out that the National Guard\u2019s cyberspace operations teams\u00a0have helped maintain election security on the cyber side of systems under both Democratic and Republican administrations. Gov. Jared Polis (D-CO) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalguard.mil\/News\/Article\/3211891\/national-guard-provides-critical-election-cybersecurity\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.nationalguard.mil\/News\/Article\/3211891\/national-guard-provides-critical-election-cybersecurity\/\">used the National Guard\u2019s cybersecurity team<\/a> in 2022 in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/colorado\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"767\">Colorado<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kemp\u2019s team gave the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> the following statement when reached for comment about the possibility of his administration deploying the National Guard in the 2026 Georgia elections.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe\u2019ve proven for multiple cycles now that it\u2019s easy to vote and hard to cheat in Georgia elections,\u201d a Kemp spokesperson said. \u201cThe same will be true this cycle. We are approaching this upcoming election the exact same way we have in the past.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/4696438\/jon-ossoff-democrats-2028-obsession\/\">OSSOFF INSISTS HE WON\u2019T RUN IN 2028. THE PRESIDENTIAL BUZZ IS GROWING ANYWAY<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kemp, along with Trump, initially endorsed Lt. Gov. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/burt-jones\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"21409\">Burt Jones <\/a>(R-GA) in his primary runoff against Jackson, but has since backed Jackson, campaigning with the billionaire businessman this weekend.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jackson is facing off against former Democratic <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/atlanta\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"1447\">Atlanta<\/a> Mayor <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/keisha-lance-bottoms\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"21322\">Keisha Lance Bottoms<\/a> in the election. Limited general election <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/polls\/georgia-governor-election-polls-2026.html\">polling<\/a> has shown a tight race, and the Cook Political Report <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cookpolitical.com\/governor\/race\/479486\">lists<\/a> it as a toss-up.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-26\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-5\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rick Jackson claims Kemp will deploy National Guard for 2026 elections<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3976,"featured_media":2649294,"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\/2026\/04\/AP26112722944858.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[23131,6571,84629,37479,5894],"class_list":["post-2649293","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-brian-kemp","tag-elections","tag-eric-jackson","tag-national-guard","tag-politics"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AP26112722944858.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2649293","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\/3976"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2649293"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2649293\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2649315,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2649293\/revisions\/2649315"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2649294"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2649293"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2649293"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2649293"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}