An adviser to Senate Minority Chief Mitch McConnell blamed former President Donald Trump for derailing David Perdue's political profession.

The feedback got here from Scott Jennings, a former aide to Trump and frequent adviser to McConnell, throughout a Sunday look on CNN's State of the Union. Jennings claimed that Perdue now has no viable path to victory in his gubernatorial bid in Georgia, and positioned the blame for this "embarrassing" finish on Trump.

"Governors' races are sometimes about competency and likability" he defined. "Kemp is competent and likable. David Perdue...it is unhappy right here. Donald Trump value him his Senate seat and now Donald Trump has not helped him win this governor's race."

Perdue beforehand served as a senator for Georgia from 2015 to 2021. He was notably defeated by Democrat Jon Ossoff in final yr's midterm runoff in January, which additionally noticed the defeat of Kelly Loeffler by Raphael Warnock, giving Democrats management of the Senate. Perdue is now working in opposition to incumbent Governor Brian Kemp, however latest polls present him trailing Kemp, 29 p.c to 50 p.c. The previous senator was endorsed by Trump, whereas Kemp was backed by former Vice President Mike Pence.

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Former Trump aide Scott Jennings on Sunday blamed the previous president's affect for David Perdue's anticipated failure to unseat Georgia Governor Brian Kemp throughout Tuesday's main. Above, Perdue in 2020.Drew Angerer/Getty Pictures

Jennings defined that it could have been extra politically advisable for Perdue to try to regain his Senate seat, fairly than working for governor, which he reportedly did at the urging of Trump. Perdue was among the many distinguished Republican lawmakers to again Trump's claims that the 2020 presidential election was stolen from him, whereas Kemp notably defied requests from the previous president to assist tip Georgia's leads to his favor.

"Of us, that each one began proper right here when Brian Kemp bought us out and allowed radicals to steal the election," Perdue stated in an April marketing campaign advert, persevering with to align himself with Trump's unfounded claims. "Sufficient is sufficient. I am going to be sure our elections are by no means stolen once more."

Kemp, in the meantime, has been touted by Pence as one of many nation's "most profitable conservative governors." The previous vp is about to seem at a marketing campaign rally for him on Monday.

"His profession goes to finish with two actually embarrassing losses with Donald Trump concerned in them," Jennings continued. "Good for Brian Kemp who stayed the course and confirmed what you are able to do when you will have an actual report to run on and you do not have to kowtow to this and you do not have to alter your self—be who you might be and that authenticity has carried him."

Newsweek reached out to Trump's workplace for remark.