Trump struggles to find a challenger to Kemp in Georgia
7/2/21
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from CNN,
6/11/21:
Donald Trump’s plans to play GOP kingmaker are being disrupted by one of his most loyal supporters in Georgia.
In early May at Mar-a-Lago, Trump met with Georgia state Sen. Burt Jones and Jones’ father, a wealthy pro-Trump donor, and said he wanted the younger Jones to run for governor against Brian Kemp in the Republican primary. With the former President’s backing, Jones could knock off the first-term governor, one of Trump’s top political targets.
But by the end of the meeting, Jones made it known to Trump he was unsure about taking on Kemp and that he preferred to run for lieutenant governor, according to four people familiar with the meeting.
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