Posted on 12/17/2020 8:24:40 PM PST by BlackFemaleArmyColonel
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp on Thursday told reporters that he, his wife and three daughters have been targeted with conspiracy theory-fueled death threats and false claims after he refused President Trump's request to overturn President-elect Joe Biden’s victory in the state, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
Why it matters: Kemp did not blame Trump for the attacks, even though the president has openly raged against the governor, promoted false claims of election fraud and attempted to encourage officials to overturn Biden's victory.
Context: Trump asked Kemp over the phone in early December to call a special legislative session aimed at overturning the presidential election results in Georgia.
Kemp refused, and Trump in turn denounced the governor in a tweet.
What they're saying: “It has gotten ridiculous — from death threats, bribes from China, the social media posts that my children are getting,” Kemp said. “We have the ‘no crying in politics rule’ in the Kemp house. But this is stuff that, if I said it, I would be taken to the woodshed and would never see the light of day.”
“I can assure you I can handle myself. And if they’re brave enough to come out from underneath that keyboard or behind it, we can have a little conversation if they would like to.”
The big picture: Kemp said his relationship with Trump is "fine."
"I know he’s frustrated, and I’ve disagreed on things with him before,” the governor said, adding: “Look, at the end of the day, I’ve got to follow the laws and the Constitution and the Constitution of this state.” Trump, however, has called Kemp a “fool” and a "clown" and said he was "ashamed" for endorsing him in 2018.
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They’re not “conspiracy theorists”, and he should get on his knees and thank God that he’s only been threatened thus far. The road we’re on does not end well for traitors.
Ha! More the like the DS.
I’m they probably told him to say this, too.
Puppet.
No one told him to ‘overturn’ the election. Far from it.
Typical Leftist lyin bastard.
That just means the shoe is on the other foot, finally.
Thoughts and prayers.
Priceless coming from a POS swamp scum who is handing the Senate to the DNC.
This SOB should have to live in fear for the rest of his life. He's guilty of treason.
“I can assure you I can handle myself. And if they’re brave enough to come out from underneath that keyboard or behind it, we can have a little conversation if they would like to.”
Uh huh, talks all big and tough as he cowers behind a wall of state troopers.
Conservatives do not threaten their opponents!
These “threats” are coming FRom antifa and the Burn Loot Murder Democrat crowd!
FAKE NEWS!
Truth hurts a lot of the time Kemp.
It’s not the shot you hear that you have to worry about...
Reads as written that Kemp has been solicited for bribes after the fact.
Clown and fool is too kind. He is a co-conspirator. He acts like he was an innocent bystander.
For Kemp?
It should be the for the country and for the hope that free and fair elections can be restored despite Kemp's best efforts to rig the election.
Sorry, my giveadaamn must be broken.
The people who killed his daughter’s boyfriend are more dangerous to him than Trump supporters.
And he knows it.
You’ve effectively stolen the votes of 75,000,000 people. What do you expect? If I was you, I’d be hiding.
He needs to be tried and hanged, not his family. He is blaming trump supporters for what his chicom masters are messaging him. That car blew up for a signal, guvnuh. Your chicom masters are telling you to stay in line.
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