Speaking to Fox News, Georgia Governor Brian Kemp discussed MLB's liberal political decision to move the game four years ago.
The Left’s power brokers made a half-cocked decision, he said.
"President (Joe) Biden, (Mayor) Stacey Abrams, the Left, a lot of the national media overplayed this whole thing because they didn't know what was in the bill. We did, and we stood our ground, and we stood for our values in the state of having secure, accessible, and fair elections in Georgia and making it easy to vote and hard to cheat. They were just wrong on this issue, and Major League Baseball was wrong to pull the game, but thankfully they've righted that decision, and we have the game coming up. It’s going to be a great week."
The game is Tuesday at 8 p.m. ET at Truist Park, home of the Atlanta Braves. It will air on Fox.
Kemp (Shown on left in photo with Abrams) also explained his belief that the original relocation of the MLB all-star game strengthened the state of Georgia.
"It's really a tragedy it ever happened, but you know in some ways it helped galvanize our state; it helped galvanize our local community for people to say, you know what, you know we're tough Georgians. We're going to fight through this; we're not going to bow down to corporate greed or corporate boardrooms that are worried about getting targeted by groups (and politicians) like Stacey Abrams. That’s what I told people.”
Four years later, the quiet Left
Abrams and others involved likely realize they made the wrong move four years ago, Kemp said.
“I said, ‘look, you're never going to make that crowd happy, and now you've made everybody that was on the other side of this mad at you. You're in the middle of a circular firing squad, and you're making a big mistake.’ And whether they apologize or not, I think they realize that."
It’s a big deal for the city and state to have the game back in Atlanta, Kemp said.
"All in all, it's great that the game's back. We've got to move on. It's going to be a good economic week in the state of Georgia."