My1sttoday: Trump calls on Georgia’s Republican Governor Brian Kemp to resign on Wednesday, hammering him for refusing to back up the president’s claim that he carried Georgia in the November presidential election – despite his loss by 12,000 votes, a result that has being recounted multiple times and with court challenges.
“@BrianKempGA should resign from office,” Trump tweeted. “He is an obstructionist who refuses to admit that we won Georgia, BIG! Also won the other Swing States.” Trump tweeted.
President-elect Joe Biden won Georgia and it’s 16 electoral votes in the November election, becoming the first Democrat presidential candidate in decades to win the longtime Republican (Red) State.
Trump has refused to concede his defeat and his campaign team has continued to challenge results, ringing up a string of court losses in the process.
Trump and his allies have trained their grievances at Kemp and Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger (R), accusing the duo of mismanaging the election in Georgia. Trump’s tweet on Wednesday, however, marked the first time the president has called for Kemp to step down.
Trump has also sought to pressure Kemp and other Georgia officials to call a special session of the state General Assembly in a bid to toss out the state’s election results and appoint pro-Trump electors. That effort fell flat, however, and Georgia’s electors certified the 16 electorial college for Biden on Dec. 14.