🚨 Georgia Senate Showdown: Trump’s Team vs. Kemp’s Pick
Trump wants to flip Georgia red and expand the Senate majority. But Brian Kemp just threw a wrench in the plan—and Team Trump is not happy.
Here’s what’s going on 🧵
Trump wants to flip Georgia red and expand the Senate majority. But Brian Kemp just threw a wrench in the plan—and Team Trump is not happy.
Here’s what’s going on 🧵
2/ Georgia’s Senate seat is one of the GOP’s top targets.
Jon Ossoff barely won in 2020. Trump carried Georgia in 2024. This is a prime pickup—and Trump plans to finish the job.
But the fight over who gets to take him down has just begun.
Jon Ossoff barely won in 2020. Trump carried Georgia in 2024. This is a prime pickup—and Trump plans to finish the job.
But the fight over who gets to take him down has just begun.
3/ Brian Kemp, term-limited and done as governor, was urged to run himself.
Trump’s team even met with him to jointly agree on a candidate.
But Kemp said no—and then did something else entirely.
Trump’s team even met with him to jointly agree on a candidate.
But Kemp said no—and then did something else entirely.
4/ Instead of waiting, Kemp floated Derek Dooley—a former Tennessee football coach and the son of Georgia legend Vince Dooley.
Trump’s team said they explicitly asked Kemp to hold off. But Kemp went forward anyway.
Trump’s team said they explicitly asked Kemp to hold off. But Kemp went forward anyway.
5/ That decision has “pissed off” Trump’s inner circle.
A top Trump political adviser said:
“Kemp went out on his own... instead of leading, he decided to self-anoint a candidate no one has heard of—and the president hasn’t even met.”
A top Trump political adviser said:
“Kemp went out on his own... instead of leading, he decided to self-anoint a candidate no one has heard of—and the president hasn’t even met.”
6/ The Trump camp isn’t just annoyed that Kemp picked someone. They think he chose the wrong kind of someone.
As one source put it:
“The best option was Kemp himself. Instead, we got a trial balloon for 2028.”
Translation: they see this as a power move, not a team play.
As one source put it:
“The best option was Kemp himself. Instead, we got a trial balloon for 2028.”
Translation: they see this as a power move, not a team play.
7/ Meanwhile, Rep. Mike Collins is stepping up.
A Trump loyalist and second-term Congressman, Collins is set to announce his candidacy this week—with the full support of Trump’s base.
He’s exactly what MAGA wants in this race.
A Trump loyalist and second-term Congressman, Collins is set to announce his candidacy this week—with the full support of Trump’s base.
He’s exactly what MAGA wants in this race.
8/ Collins is the author of the Laken Riley Act, the first law signed by Trump in his second term.
He’s proven, America First, and battle-ready.
Kemp’s guy? Still not officially in the race—and Republican reaction in Georgia has been “very negative.”
He’s proven, America First, and battle-ready.
Kemp’s guy? Still not officially in the race—and Republican reaction in Georgia has been “very negative.”
9/ The stakes couldn’t be higher.
With a MAGA Senate majority, Trump can shut down the Deep State, crush Biden-era mandates, and secure the border—for good.
Georgia is the lynchpin. Trump wants a real fighter to lead the charge.
With a MAGA Senate majority, Trump can shut down the Deep State, crush Biden-era mandates, and secure the border—for good.
Georgia is the lynchpin. Trump wants a real fighter to lead the charge.
10/ Bottom line:
Trump flipped Georgia.
He carried the state.
Now he’s picking the next senator.
Georgia Republicans: choose wisely. 🇺🇸
Trump flipped Georgia.
He carried the state.
Now he’s picking the next senator.
Georgia Republicans: choose wisely. 🇺🇸
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