Democrat Rep Endorses Trump For Reelection: ‘I’m Putting My Country Before My Party’

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Georgia House Democrat Rep. Vernon Jones has endorsed President Donald Trump for reelection and resigned from his seat, stating "I'm sick and tired of me and my family being attacked and harassed by the Democrat Party for putting my country before my party."

Georgia House Democrat Rep. Vernon Jones has endorsed President Donald Trump for reelection, stating “I’m sick and tired of me and my family being attacked and harassed by the Democrat Party for putting my country before my party.

Jones caused shockwaves when he made the announcement in a formal statement on Wednesday morning, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported.

Turn the lights off, I have left the plantation,” Jones said in the statement, initially vowing to resign his seat. “Someone else can occupy that suite. Therefore, I intend not to complete my term effective April 22, 2020.”

Reporter Hayley Mason also posted a full statement from Jones on Twitter. “I’m sick and tired of me and my family being attacked and harassed by the Democrat Party for putting my country before my party. I take pride in being an independent thinker,” the Georgia Democrat said.

Georgia House Rep. Vernon Jones endorsed President Trump for reelection, stating “In this election, I’ll be casting my vote for @realdonaldtrump. I didn’t leave the Democratic Party. The Party left me.”

I don’t plan to leave the Democratic Party because somebody’s got to be in there to hold them accountable —hold them accountable to how they are treating black people (and) root out the bigotry,” Jones said on The Rashad Richey Morning Show shortly after announcing his resignation.

On Twitter, Jones wrote: “The Left hates me because they can’t control me. They can stay mad.”

Newsweek report: Jones drew substantial criticism after he endorsed Trump for re-election last Tuesday. The Georgia state lawmaker pointed to the president’s criminal justice reform efforts, as well as low levels of unemployment for black Americans during most of Trump’s presidency.

It’s very simple to me. President Trump’s handling of the economy, his support for historically black colleges and his criminal justice initiatives drew me to endorse his campaign,” Jones told the AJC last week.

There are a lot of African Americans who clearly see and appreciate he’s doing something that’s never been done before,” he added. “When you look at the unemployment rates among black Americans before the pandemic, they were at historic lows. That’s just a fact.”

Jones had shared a video explaining his endorsement of Trump on Twitter as well.

I’m a Georgia State Representative and lifelong Democrat. But in this election, I’ll be casting my vote for @realdonaldtrump. I didn’t leave the Democratic Party. The Party left me,” he captioned the post with the clip.

Nikema Williams, the chair of Georgia’s Democratic Party, said Jones “does not stand for our values” last week.

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5 Comments

  1. Yes I was a steadfast democrat when I was young and idealistically able to be manipulated but never again.

  2. God bless this man and hopefully more will reject their Democrat slave masters. Republicans are terrible too but at least they’re not full blown traitors and terrorists the way the left has become.

  3. Both Andrew Cuomo and Bill De Blasio Failed New York. Over 260000 Corona Virus Covid-19 Infections and Over 20500 Dead, A Huge Epic Failure of Incompodent Communiest Politicians.. You had the likes of New York Senitor Chuck Schumer call President Trump a Racists, Complained about Shutting Down All Air Traffic from China, All Visitors on January 29th. You had Dr Blasio Telling People to ride the Subway, Go see a play, Then go eat in China Town,Both Cuomo and De Blasio dismissed it in February. A Huge Fail for Blue State Democrats Especially Andrew Cuomo is having Nursing Homes residents go to Hospital with Covid-19 Infections, Then getting Discharged back to the Same Nursing Home or Rehabilitation Center for which they came Infecting Many more in the Nursing Homes.About 35% of the Deaths in New York are because if this.. This Falls 100% On the Sholders if the Govinor since the Nursing Homes, Rehabilitation Centers and Nursing Treages are State Regulated, State Licenced and State Controlled. It almost seems like Andrew Cuomo was Pushing for Over Testing Samples and Ingnoring the Nursing Home Fatalities Issues to pad the Numbers of Infected or Dead for Monetary Gain…….. I have a hard time believing that Both Bill De Blasio and Andrew Cuomo didn’t knew people where Sick in there Neighborhoods Weeks Earlier then they Admit and that De Blasio was 3 weeks late in closing the Schools. Now Andrew Cuomo wants 30 Billion for more Testing, Contact Tracing and Tracking. To hire 300000 Contact Trakers.. He is out of his mind.. If anyone has symptoms there should be home or ER Testing. The rest of the Money should be used to Clean the Subways & Schools. They say that about 3 Million New Yorkers been Inefected and have Immunity already….

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