Gov. Brian Kemp broke his self-imposed gag order on Donald Trump last week when he criticized the former president for lauding North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un. But that doesn’t mean Kemp is suddenly on the attack against the ex-president.
He was more restrained this week in an interview with CBS News when he was asked about the federal indictments alleging Trump retained classified documents and obstructed the government’s efforts to retrieve them.
“It is concerning, but it’s also a distraction. It’s distracting from what I think people need to be focused on in the presidential race,” Kemp said. “And I also think that there’s a lot of people in the country, including myself, that are concerned about the fairness issue here on federal agencies like the FBI and the Department of Justice.”
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He went on to say that the federal charges aren’t “top of mind for most people.”
“Most people are concerned about inflation, they’re concerned about the border, they’re concerned about, ‘Am I going to have a job next year or next month?’ That’s really what I believe Republicans really need to stay focused on, and not get bogged down in the politics of this indictment.”
Asked what he’ll do if Trump wins the nomination, Kemp said he’ll “wholeheartedly” support the Republican nominee.
“Regardless, we’re going to have apparatus here ready to roll heading into the election.”