Conservatives are mounting a last-minute pressure campaign to stop Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp from appointing Kelly Loeffler to a soon-to-be-vacant Senate seat — a move that comes days after Kemp and Loeffler met with President Trump to make the case for her
Conservatives are mounting a last-minute pressure campaign to stop Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp from appointing businesswoman Kelly Loeffler to a soon-to-be-vacant Senate seat — a move that comes days after Kemp and Loeffler met with President Donald Trump to make the case for her.
“We’re past the point of ever being willing to accept sort of a passive argument for someone’s pro-life advocacy or pro-life position,” she said. “All we’ve seen is evidence of her leadership positions and what she’s failed to do with them.” Kemp has been leaning toward appointing Loeffler to the seat and wanted to introduce her to the president before he made any announcement. Joining the meeting was Nick Ayers, a Georgia-based operative and former administration official who has been working as an intermediary between the governor and the president.
Collins has several high-profile backers pushing for him to be appointed, including the president’s son, Donald Trump Jr. Fox News host Sean Hannity said during an interview with Collins Tuesday night that he would “urge” the governor to appoint him, calling the congressman a “Republican with a backbone.”Collins told POLITICO last week he would consider running for the Senate seat — which Sen.
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