Georgia’s Kemp Becomes GOP Kingmaker Despite Rift With Trump
- Two-term Georgia governor uses GOP confab to boost profile
- The Peach State is a must-win battleground for Republicans
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Republican presidential candidates are coming to Atlanta to seek his endorsement. He’s picking fights with former President Donald Trump on social media. And he’s being talked about as a possible vice presidential candidate — if he doesn’t run for president himself.
Brian Kemp, fresh off a decisive 2022 reelection campaign for his second and final term as Georgia governor, is emerging as a Republican power broker as the party decides whether to keep Trump as its standard bearer or look for a new challenger to President Joe Biden.