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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Via AP news wire

Kemp backs Collins in Georgia race in further slap at Trump

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Gov. Brian Kemp on Thursday endorsed Mike Collins in Georgia's 10th Congressional District runoff, a move that once again puts him at odds with former President Donald Trump while helping him settle the score against a former opponent.

Kemp is the latest member of the Republican establishment to back Collins, a trucking company owner and son of the late congressman Mac Collins. Collins is running against Vernon Jones, a former primary foe of Kemp's who has received Trump's backing. In Georgia's Republican primary last month, Kemp soundly defeated another Trump-supported candidate: former U.S. Sen. David Perdue.

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