Georgia governor Brian Kemp snaps back at Trump after string of vicious attacks: 'Leave my family out of it'

Republican Georgia Governor Brian Kemp responded to Donald Trump after nan erstwhile president went aft Kemp and his woman successful a vicious online attack, escalating nan GOP rift successful nan battleground authorities up of Trump's effort to flip Georgia backmost to reddish travel November. 

'My attraction is connected winning this November and redeeming our state from Kamala Harris and nan Democrats - not engaging successful petty individual insults, attacking chap Republicans, aliases dwelling connected nan past,' Kemp wrote connected X. 

'You should do nan same, Mr. President, and time off my family retired of it,' he continued.

Kemp's station was successful consequence to Trump's onslaught connected Truth Social up of his rally successful Atlanta connected Saturday. 

'Brian Kemp should attraction his efforts connected fighting Crime, not fighting Unity and nan Republican Party! His Crime Rate successful Georgia is terrible, his Crime Rate successful Atlanta is nan worst, and his Economy is average,' Trump wrote up of thousands gathering for his speech.

Trump past went aft Kemp's woman and Georgia First Lady Marty Kemp.  

'He and his woman didn’t deliberation he could win. I said, “I’m telling you you’re going to win.” Then he won, he was happy, and his woman said, “Thank you Sir, we’ll ne'er beryllium capable to make it up to you!” Now she says she won’t Endorse me, and is going to “write successful Brian Kemp’s name.” Well, I don’t want her Endorsement, and I don’t want his,' Trump wrote. 

Trump and Kemp person had a sticky narration for years, but Trump's hostility toward nan GOP politician escalated aft Trump mislaid Georgia successful 2020. 

The ex-president reportedly pressured nan GOP politician to measurement successful and find nan votes to overturn nan predetermination results aft President Biden won Georgia little than 12,000 votes. 

He has besides expressed anger that Kemp has not helped him erstwhile it comes to nan Fulton County lawsuit against him complete predetermination interference successful Georgia. 

Trump wrote connected Saturday that Kemp is simply a 'bad guy' arsenic he faces different tight title successful Georgia successful November pinch Vice President Kamala Harris now astatine nan apical of nan Democratic ticket. 

But contempt Kemp calling connected Trump to time off his family retired of it, nan ex-president was not done, and went aft nan Republican politician aggregate times from nan podium connected Saturday nighttime successful Atlanta. 

'He’s a bad guy, he’s a disloyal feline and he’s a very mean governor,' Trump said astatine 1 point. 

Trump besides referred to Atlanta arsenic 'like a sidesplitting field' and claimed Kemp should thing astir it. Homicide and different convulsive crimes successful Atlanta dropped past year.

The ex-president besides went aft Kemp's woman again from nan stage.

'I don’t want her endorsement. I don’t want his endorsement. I conscionable want them to do their occupation for Georgia,' Trump said. He accused nan mates of hindering his campaign, claiming 'in my opinion, they want america to lose.'

Kemp has said he did not ballot for Trump successful nan Georgia statesmanlike primary, but he did opportunity anterior to Trump's latest attacks that he would ballot for nan Republican summons travel November, acknowledging nan ex-president won nan superior and would apical that ticket. 

Trump besides went aft nan Republican Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger saying he 'has to do his job, and make judge nan Election is not stolen.' 

Raffensperger responded connected X penning Georgia's elections are secure.

'The victor present successful November will bespeak nan will of nan people. History has taught america this type of connection doesn’t waste good present successful Georgia, sir,' he wrote.