Former President Donald Trump will deliver a speech at the Republican state convention in Georgia on June 10, his first public appearance after his federal indictment in the classified document probe.
Republican governor Brian Kemp and his cabinet are not expected to attend the convention, which kicked off on June 9. Kari Lake, a prominent Trump ally, will give the keynote address on the evening of June 9 at 7:30 p.m.
The Republican leader of one of the state’s biggest counties underplays any rift and frames the gathering enthusiastically as a big tent with a lot of excitement coming up.
A Democrat political strategist in Atlanta sees Kemp, a term-limited lame duck as governor, still firmly in control of the state and promising to be a factor in the 2024 presidential race, the 2026 senatorial race, or both….