Republicans in two rural Georgia counties censure Gov. Brian Kemp and others
The actions were driven by anger over the governor’s refusal to overturn the state’s 2020 results in favor of Trump.
Gov. Brian Kemp of Georgia at a news conference in December. Two rural counties are censuring Mr. Kemp and others for being disloyal to Trump. Credit.Dustin Chambers for The New York Times
April 13, 2021
Republican Party officials in two deeply conservative counties voted to censure Gov. Brian Kemp and two other top party leaders in recent days, a sign that the Georgia governor continues to face grass-roots opposition from loyalists to former President Donald J. Trump, and the possibility of a primary challenge next year.