Calls Georgia Governor Brian Kemp to demand special session to overturn election
Trump called Georgia Governor Brian Kemp and pressured him to call a special session of the state legislature to appoint pro-Trump electors, effectively asking him to overthrow the state's election results. Kemp refused, stating he did not have the authority to do so.
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AI commentaryThe Gubernatorial Pressure Trump called Governor Kemp to demand he convene a special legislative session to overturn Georgia's election results. Kemp--a Republican who had suppressed Black votes to win his own election--refused. Even Kemp wouldn't go this far. The Cascade of Refusals Kemp's refusal, like Raffensperger's, demonstrated that even Trump-loyal Republicans had limits. The coup required compliance at multiple levels--Governor, Secretary of State, legislators--and Trump couldn't get it. The Long-Term Grudge Trump would never forgive Kemp's refusal. He endorsed Kemp's primary challenger in 2022 (who lost) and continued attacking Kemp years later. The Georgia pressure campaign created permanent enemies within the GOP--people who knew firsthand that Trump tried to steal an election.