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The Conversation with Dasha Burns

Gov. Brian Kemp’s blunt warning for Republicans | On The Road

The Conversation with Dasha Burns

POLITICO

News, Government, Politics

4.01.6K Ratings

🗓️ 14 April 2026

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (R) joins POLITICO’s Jonathan Martin at the Masters to talk Trump, 2028 and the upcoming Georgia Senate race. Plus: Kemp on EVs, economic policy and why he’s staying focused on 2026 — not the White House.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Health plans work every day to shield Americans from high and rising costs by negotiating lower prices from providers and drug makers and protecting consumers against unexpected medical bills.

0:11.1

Learn more at costconnection.org.

0:13.6

I think for Republicans, we cannot be a party of one or party of one ideal.

0:23.7

I mean, you know, we have to be a big tent party. I think there's a lot of folks that get short-sighted and go, you know, you weren't, you

0:28.7

know, with the president on this one issue or you weren't with whoever on this one issue.

0:33.7

We've got to give people a little grace.

0:35.9

I mean, if the Democrats get back complete control,

0:38.5

it's going to be a bad day for our country. This is Jonathan Martin coming at you on the road

0:45.6

from Augusta, Georgia. We're here at the Masters. Just talked to Brian Kemp, the governor of Georgia,

0:51.1

about the midterms here in Georgia and nationally, why Raphael Warnock could be a

0:55.3

formidable candidate for president for the Democrats, and also why he thinks the e-vehicles

1:01.4

could be the best way to hunt feral hogs at night.

1:05.1

This is On the Road with Jonathan Martin.

1:10.5

Hello, friends, to borrow from Jim Nance.

1:13.6

It's not bad, right, Gov.

1:14.6

Hello, friends.

1:15.6

Jonathan Martin here, back on the road in one of the most special places in America,

1:20.6

and maybe this time of year, the spring, the coolest place in America, Augusta, Georgia,

1:26.6

the Masters Tournament, a tradition, unlike any other, with the governor of Georgia, Brian Kemp. Hey, good to be with you. Thanks, Gov. Now, we should say up front that, by way of confession, I'm not a golf guy, you're more of a hunter than a golf guy, I think, of. Yeah, definitely. Okay. But I played a little bit of golf. Okay, just to have that out there. Not as much recently. We want to be transparent with folks here going forward about our golf interest. But this is a cool tradition, though. I read today 70 million bucks in merchandise revenue alone. That's just the merch. Well, I can tell you that my wife and children have been a big part of that.

2:02.3

And I have stood in line just about every year, especially in my term as governor.

2:08.8

What's really interesting about Augustine Ashland and the Masters is just the quality of everything they do.

2:14.9

They wanted to be the best.

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