Gov. Brian Kemp (R-Ga.) is reportedly scheduled to appear with former President Donald Trump, who is visiting Georgia on Friday in the wake of Hurricane Helen.
ABC News campaign reporter Larry Ibsa first reported Thursday that sources familiar with the plan told her and colleague Kelsey Walsh that Kemp would join the 45th president.
“Governor. Brian Kemp and former President Donald Trump will appear together in Georgia tomorrow as President Trump plans a second visit this week to assess the impact of Hurricane Helen on the state. Planned,” Ibsa wrote in a post to X.
Despite their differences, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said in August that Trump and Kemp would vote for Trump in the Peach State to help him win the Peach State in November. He announced on Fox News that he was prepared to put a “political machine” behind him.
Graham said the comments came at a National Republican Senatorial Committee fundraiser that same month, where Kemp said Vice President Kamala Harris was “a disaster for the state of Georgia.”
Kemp spoke with Fox News' Sean Hannity on the show of the same name and formally announced his support for Trump. Hannity in the second half of the month.
“We had to win from the top of the ticket to the bottom of the ticket. I've said it consistently for a long time, we can't afford another four years of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. It would be much worse with Kamala Harris and Tim Walz,” Kemp said.
“Therefore, we need to send Donald Trump back to the White House,” he added.
President Trump expressed his gratitude for Kemp's support on the same day.
“Thank you #BrianKempGA for all your help and support in Georgia, where winning is critical to the success of our party and most importantly our country,” he told Truth I wrote this in a post on Social.
“I look forward to working with you, your team, and our friends in Georgia to make America great again,” he added.
Georgia is one of seven swing states that will determine the outcome of the election. The candidates who won Georgia in each of the past two presidential elections also won in the Electoral College.
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