Tariff Panic and Political Maneuvering: Kemp Eyes 2028 Amid GOP Tensions

Amer­i­ca is anx­ious over Pres­i­dent Trump’s tar­iffs, while Geor­gia Gov­er­nor Bri­an Kemp, as chair­man of the Repub­li­can Gov­er­nors Asso­ci­a­tion, plans to cam­paign nation­wide in 2026 to sup­port GOP gov­er­nors and build his pro­file for a poten­tial 2028 pres­i­den­tial run, pos­si­bly chal­leng­ing JD Vance. Trump, treat­ing the pres­i­den­cy like a CEO role with Sen. Mar­co Rubio as a key ally, gave a luke­warm response when asked about Vance’s 2028 prospects. Some Repub­li­cans are accused of try­ing to “deMA­GAfy” the par­ty, with Rubio’s past as “amnesty Mar­co” and Ukraine fund­ing draw­ing scruti­ny despite his recent actions. Kemp’s 2028 ambi­tions con­trast with for­mer Vice Pres­i­dent Mike Pence, who received a courage award for his Jan­u­ary 6 actions but is polit­i­cal­ly side­lined. The GOP faces inter­nal divi­sions as it nav­i­gates Trump’s influ­ence and future lead­er­ship.

• Amer­i­ca is in a pan­ic over the tar­iffs. 
• Bri­an Kemp will trav­el the coun­try dur­ing the 2026 elec­tion because he is the chair­man of the gov­er­nors asso­ci­a­tion. To help repub­li­can gov­er­nors and to get in front of new vot­ers. Bri­an Kemp has aspi­ra­tions for 2028.
• Trump is the pres­i­dent and is treat­ing the posi­tion as the CEO of the com­pa­ny. Mar­co Rubio is sit­ting to his right. This past Sun­day Trump was asked about 2028. And his response was not super strong for JD Vance. 
• The repub­li­can uni-par­ty is try­ing to deMA­GAfy the coun­ty. Macro is doing some good things right now but he was in the gang of 8 and known as amnesty Mar­co and con­tin­ued to fund Ukraine until he was run­ning for sec­re­tary of state. 
• Bri­an Kemp thinks he will chal­lenge JD Vance for 2028. Mike Pence is out and has received the courage award for Jan 6.