Georgia governor defies Trump with Senate pick

Published December 4, 2019 3:12pm ET



Defying President Trump, Georgia’s Republican governor, Brian Kemp, appointed Atlanta businesswoman Kelly Loeffler to finish the Senate term vacated by Republican Sen. Johnny Isakson.

Kemp on Wednesday picked Loeffler, a GOP donor and business owner, over Rep. Doug Collins, the top Republican on the House Judiciary Committee, who Trump favored to succeed the ailing Isakson, 74.

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