POLITICO Trump squeezes Republicans with eye on 2022 primaries The president is lashing out at Republicans he sees as disloyal — and the GOP is seeing how Trump's interests can diverge from the party's. Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp is up for reelection in 2022 but has come under heavy criticism from President Donald Trump for not bending to his calls to overturn the election results. | Alex Brandon/AP Photo Updated: Link Copied President Donald Trump has instructed his top political advisers to begin monitoring potential 2022 GOP primary targets, as he lashes out at fellow Republicans whom he deems disloyal. With less than a month until Trump leaves office, his team has begun mapping out what his post-White House political infrastructure will look like. Until now, the planning has centered on deploying resources to defeat Democrats in midterm races. But advisers are now also keeping tabs on Republican incumbents.