Trump seeks a détente with Kemp after simmering feud

Donald Trump on Thursday night drastically pivoted his stance on Georgia Governor Brian Kemp a republican who just weeks ago he called a bad guy and average governor in a post to truth social Trump thanked the governor for all his help and support in Georgia where a win is so important to the success of our party and most importantly our country I look forward to working with you your team and all of my friends in Georgia to help make America great again Trump added Trump's post came less than 10 minutes after Kemp appeared on Shan Hannity's Prime Time Fox News show and reiterated his support for electing Republicans up and down the ballot including Trump Kemp said he was working to support efforts on the ground we've got to win we have to win from the top of the ticket down I have been saying consistently for a long time we cannot afford another four years of Joe Biden and kamla Harris and I think kamla Harris and Tim Walls are going to be even worse Kemp told Hannity he said we need to send Donald Trump back to the White House we need to retake the Senate we need to hold the house we need to hold our legislative majorities that we have in the great state of Georgia there have been growing anxieties in Georgia about the impact Trump's slights against Kemp and his wife could have on the former president's prospects in the State polling has tightened between Trump and Harris in Georgia and while the Trump campaign has maintained it is well positioned in the state for the November election some Republicans in Geor Georgia have expressed concern about the state of the GOP ground game and turnout there Kemp who has been praised for his robust ground game said that Republicans had been in the field knocking on doors and turning out the base for the whole ticket Hannity who is close to the former president also asked Kemp to talk about his efforts to bring Integrity to the election process Kemp said he expects the 2024 election to be secure accessible and fair and mentioned passing the election integrity act in 2021 that overhauled election laws in the state much of the bad blood between the two men stems from Kemp resisting Trump's attempts to overturn the 2020 election results based on his baseless claim the election was rigged a person familiar with the situation granted anonymity to speak freely said they supposed Trump liked Kemp's appearance on Hannity's show Thursday night and the kind words were enough to prompt a dramatic about face by Trump later Thursday night more than an hour after he posted about Kemp Trump was interviewed by Fox News Brett Bear who asked him are you making a specific effort in Georgia to make up if you will with the governor of Georgia Brian Kemp well I just saw Brian a very good man did you ever hear of a man named sha Hannity and he was interviewed by Shan Hannity and he was very nice Trump replied he said he wants Trump to win and he's going to work with me 100% And I think we will have a very good relationship with Brian CM on Thursday afternoon Trump's running mate sen JD Vance of Ohio said he spoke with Kemp earlier in the day and is convinced the Georgia Governor wants us to win because he believes the policies of kamla Harris are disastrous for this country