Trump Suggests Collins Run Against Fellow Republican Kemp for Georgia Governor

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp holds a news conference in Atlanta, Ga., on Nov. 24, 2020. Ben Gray/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP

President Donald Trump on Saturday suggested that former Rep. Doug Collins (R-Ga.) run against Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp in the 2022 primary for the gubernatorial election.

Collins, who ended up third in a free-for-all race to fill the Senate seat left vacant by the retirement of Sen. Johnny Isakson, joined Trump on stage during a rally in Valdosta on Saturday night.