Kemp Says DNC Is ‘Drunk’, Expresses Full Support for Trump

ATLANTA – Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp said the Peach State can’t afford four more years of a Democrat. Kemp made the remarks on FOX News’ Sean Hannity show Thursday night, the final night of the Democratic National Convention.

“We have to win. We have to win from the top down,” the Republican governor told Hannity.

Kemp says things would be even worse with a Harris-Walz victory than under President Joe Biden.

“We need to return Donald Trump to the White House. We need to regain control of the Senate. We need to retain the House of Representatives,” Kemp said. “We need to retain the legislative majorities that we have in the great state of Georgia.”

Kemp says the Georgia GOP has worked hard to ensure the voter base is out on Election Day.

“We can’t take this for granted. We have to get people out to vote,” Kemp said.

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Kemp claims the “joy” touted at the 2024 Democratic National Convention in Chicago this week is nothing more than a “sugar rush.”

“I feel like the joy is fading, and when the euphoria of the convention wears off, people will really start to think, ‘It’s not so joyful when I look at my bank account. It’s not joyful when I can’t pay my car or my rent or when I have to decide whether to buy gas or groceries.'”

Kemp also touched on border security and immigration, telling Hannity that current policies are a disaster.

“The millions and millions of illegal immigrants in our country get better benefits than our Georgian and American workers,” Kemp said.

Kemp’s interview coincided with Rep. Lucy McBath’s appearance leading a group of anti-gun violence advocates at the DNC.

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Trump responds to Kemp interview

Former President Donald Trump took to his Truth Social account minutes after Kemp’s interview on FOX News ended to express his approval, posting:

“Thank you to #BrianKempGA for all your help and support in Georgia, where a victory is so important to the success of our party and, most importantly, our country.

“I look forward to working with you, your team, and all my friends in Georgia to help MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!”

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The relationship between Trump and Kemp has not always been friendly. The two men have clashed verbally during the COVID-19 pandemic over the state’s reopening to businesses. Kemp also publicly admitted earlier this year that he did not vote for Trump in the primary election.

Meanwhile, Trump has consistently expressed his displeasure with Kemp for not contesting the results of the 2020 presidential election in Georgia after President Joe Biden narrowly won the state’s 16 electoral votes.

Trump also threw his support behind a primary opponent running against Kemp in 2022. Kemp defeated former Sen. David Perdue, who was endorsed by Trump, and ended up winning by an even wider margin than he did in the 2018 general election.

Their often contentious relationship flared earlier this month at a rally in Atlanta, where Trump repeatedly heckled and mocked the governor.

“He’s a bad guy. He’s a disloyal guy. And he’s a very average governor,” Trump said. “Little Brian, little Brian Kemp. A bad guy.”

Trump also lashed out at Georgia First Lady Marty Kemp for saying she would write in her husband’s name for president this fall instead of voting for the Republican nominee.

The vaccine forced Kemp to take to social media to defend his position and his wife, explaining that he is only focused on winning the Republican Party, adding:

“You should do the same, Mr. President, and leave my family out of this.”

The move could signal a willingness to put aside grievances in an effort to defeat Vice President Kamala Harris, who formally accepted her party’s nomination for president that same night.

“There was obviously some sort of backroom truce between friends of these two gentlemen. I’m told there may have been a phone conversation earlier in the day that led to Kemp going on Hannity and saying nice things about Trump by name — which he avoided doing — and then social media posts of Trump praising Governor Kemp and thanking him for his help in Georgia,” said Brian Robinson of Robinson Republic.

Whatever the reason, it appears the fire is out and the water is cooling between the two Republican politicians, at least for now.

“This is a huge first step. I would like to hear the same from Attorney General Chris Carr and Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger. Nothing brings a party together like a tight margin,” Robinson said.

As for Kemp, he says he’s knocking on doors and getting Trump known at all levels of the Republican ticket.

Brittany Edney of FOX News and FOX 5 contributed to this report