Trump hopes to mend relationship with Georgia's Kemp: 'I hope we can repair it'

Former President Donald Trump on Thursday expressed openness to mending fences with Gov. Brian Kemp, R-Ga., during a press conference at his Mar-a-Lago estate.

Elected in 2018, Kemp was an ally of Trump until the 2020 presidential election, after which the pair sparred over Trump's allegations of voter fraud in the Peach State. The governor secured reelection in 2022.

During the press conference, Trump took credit for Kemp's narrow 2018 win, saying "I got him elected. Without me, he wouldn't be governor. I got him elected. He was doing terribly. I got him elected."

"With that being said, I hope we can repair it, but if we don't, the people are still the people, and they're going to vote. We're leading in Georgia by a lot," Trump went on. "I have great relationships in Georgia, I do too, but not with the governor. I've never understood it. When you get somebody elected, they're supposed to like you."

"Yeah, I'd love to see it get repaired. I think that if we don't win Georgia, Georgia is a big is a big win is a big state," Trump continued.

Earlier this week, the pair sparred on social media, with Trump referencing Kemp's wife and the governor asking him to "leave my family out of it."