Trump besides endorses Burt Jones for Lt. Gov
By Itoro Umontuen | on September 02, 2021
By Itoro N. Umontuen | The Atlanta Voice
FILE – In this May 29, 2018 record photo, President Donald Trump, left, and his girl Ivanka Trump, right, ticker arsenic erstwhile shot subordinate Herschel Walker, center, throws football’s during White House Sports and Fitness Day connected the South Lawn of the White House successful Washington. The U.S. Senate information successful a premier battleground similar Georgia should beryllium a plum governmental prize, but a twelvemonth earlier Republican voters take a nominee for the 2022 midterms, they person nary wide options. The wildcard was whether shot leader Herschel Walker runs and brings the endorsement of erstwhile President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
As expected, erstwhile President Donald J. Trump endorsed erstwhile University of Georgia moving back, Herschel Walker for United States Senate. On August 24th, Walker, the 1982 Heisman Trophy winner, filed paperwork to officially tally for United States Senate successful 2022. Walker volition presumably situation incumbent, Senator Reverend Raphael G. Warnock. Trump issued the pursuing connection endorsing Walker:
“Herschel Walker is simply a friend, a Patriot, and an outstanding American who is going to beryllium a GREAT United States Senator. He embodies “America First” and the winning tone of Georgia. Herschel is pugnacious connected Crime and Borders, and helium volition ever basal successful enactment of Law Enforcement, Military, and our Vets. He volition combat hard for our Second Amendment and Voter Integrity. Herschel Walker volition ne'er fto you down. He was a large shot subordinate and volition beryllium an adjacent amended U.S. Senator—if that is adjacent possible. He has my Complete and Total Endorsement!”
Later successful the afternoon, Trump endorsed Burt Jones, a Republican and State Senator from Jackson, for Lieutenant Governor. Jones has steadfastly supported Trump during the 2020 Presidential Election portion Trump believed President Joe Biden fraudulently won the Peach State. Jones besides spoke retired against Governor Brian Kemp and Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger for their content the 2020 Election was conducted without fraud.
Trump issued the pursuing connection endorsing Jones:
The Governor of Georgia, Brian Kemp, unneurotic with Brad Raffensperger, allowed this Election successful Georgia to beryllium Rigged and Stolen. Why they ever agreed to Stacey Abram’s Consent Decree cipher volition ever know. Thank you to Senator Burt Jones and each of the different Patriots for continuing the fight. Brian Kemp and Brad Raffensperger person done an perfectly unspeakable occupation of watching implicit Voter Integrity successful Georgia. They indispensable beryllium held accountable!
The Georgia Democrats tweeted Thursday evening that the Republican nightmare has arrived.
“Buckle up for a long, divisive, and costly intra-party combat focused connected governmental loyalty tests — not the issues that substance to Georgians,” said the Georgia Democrats.
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