Former Georgia lieutenant governor Jeff Duncan (R), one of the party's most high-profile critics of President-elect Donald Trump, was expelled from the Georgia Republican Party on Thursday. I asked him why it took so long.
“So the first thought that came to mind was, why did it take so long? There's been a growing rift between me and the Georgia Republican Party for years,” Duncan said. said in an appearance on “CNN This Morning” Thursday morning.
“The growing rift among many Republicans in Georgia is that the party is focused — in their words, not mine — on defending the 2020 election fraud and depletes its financial resources. It was time to start putting 100 percent, or a majority of the people, into giving their resources to people defending people charged with felonies,” CNN contributor Duncan told anchor Casey Hunt. spoke.
“And from that point on, more problems ensued,” he added.
The Georgia Republican Party State Executive Committee announced Tuesday that it has replaced Mr. Duncan, who supported Vice President Harris in the unsuccessful 2024 presidential race.
Duncan faced backlash for siding with Georgia Governor Brian Kemp (R) over Trump during the 2020 general election vote certification, when President Biden narrowly won the Peach State. .
But unlike other Georgia Republicans who have advocated for Trump's denial of the election, Duncan continued to criticize the president-elect in public.
The anti-Trump Republican spoke at the 2024 Democratic National Convention in August, urging the party to “get rid of Trump” and saying that by voting for Harris, independents and other Republicans would be “patriots.” '.
He called the state party's decision Thursday another “badge of honor.”
“And to be honest, Medals of Honor come in all kinds of shapes and sizes. This is one of those things you don't want to be associated with a group that thinks the best direction forward is chaos and confusion.” he said. .
