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Brian Kemp cruises in Georgia GOP governor primary in blow to Trump

Republican Gov. Brian Kemp waves to supporters during an election night watch party, Tuesday, May 24, 2022, in Atlanta. Kemp easily turned back a GOP primary challenge Tuesday from former U.S. Sen. David Perdue, who was backed by former President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

Gov. Brian Kemp on Tuesday steamrolled over former Sen. David Perdue in their primary showdown in Georgia — delivering a public blow to former President Donald Trump’s efforts to dethrone the incumbent and relitigate the results of the presidential 2020 election.

Law enforcement, and other first responders, gather outside Robb Elementary School following a shooting, Tuesday, May 24, 2022, in Uvalde, Texas. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills)

Suspected teenage gunman kills 19 children in Texas elementary school

The E. Barrett Prettyman United States Court House is seen, Friday, Oct. 9, 2020, in Washington, D.C. Former Hillary Clinton presidential campaign lawyer Michael Sussmann is being tried there for charges of lying to the FBI. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta) **FILE**

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Fort Bragg shown, Feb. 3, 2022, in Fort Bragg, N.C. An independent commission is recommending new names for nine Army posts that were commemorated Confederate officers. Among their recommendations: Fort Bragg would become Fort Liberty and Fort Gordon would become Fort Eisenhower. The recommendations are the latest step in a broader effort by the military to confront racial injustice. (AP Photo/Chris Seward, File)

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President Joe Biden speaks about the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, from the White House, in Washington, Tuesday, May 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

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Republican Gov. Brian Kemp waves to supporters during an election night watch party, Tuesday, May 24, 2022, in Atlanta. Kemp easily turned back a GOP primary challenge Tuesday from former U.S. Sen. David Perdue, who was backed by former President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

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Rep. Mo Brooks, R-Ala., speaks with reporters, March 23, 2022 in Hueytown, Ala. Alabama’s Republican primary for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by retiring U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby is a bitter high-dollar fight between three frontrunners battling for a spot in an anticipated runoff. Mo Brooks who won _ and then lost _ former President Donald Trump’s backing in the race faces Katie Boyd Britt, the former leader of Business Council of Alabama and Shelby’s former chief of staff and Mike Durant, the owner of an aerospace company but best known as the helicopter pilot shot down and captured in in the events that inspired “Black Hawk Down.” (AP Photo/Kimberly Chandler)

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In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, watches a military parade to mark the 90th anniversary of North Korea's army at the Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea on April 25, 2022. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said Wednesday, May 25, the missile was fired toward waters near North Korea's eastern coast. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: &quot;KCNA&quot; which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP, File)

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Pedestrians, some of them wearing face masks to protect against coronavirus, walk at Monastiraki square, Athens, Greece, Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021. Greece reported a new record high for daily COVID-19 infections on Monday as vaccination appointments shot up after new restrictions on unvaccinated people kicked in over the weekend. (AP Photo/Michael Varaklas)

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