Harassed for endorsing Trump, Georgia Dem resigns in anger: ‘Turn the lights off, I have left the plantation’
April 22, 2020 | Frieda Powers
A Democratic Georgia state lawmaker has many wondering if he is going to #WalkAway from his party after his abrupt decision to step down.
Georgia state Rep. Vernon Jones announced Wednesday that he has “left the plantation†and would not be completing his term, making the surprising statement just more than a week after declaring that he was endorsing President Donald Trump.
“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 said in a statement to CBS 46 in Atlanta.
“I take pride in being an independent thinker. My first amendment right to freedom of speech is under siege,†he added. “I intend to help the Democrat Party get rid of its bigotry against Black people that are independent and conservative.â€
Jones, who was elected to the Georgia House of Representatives in 2016, had ignited instant attacks by Democrats and liberals calling him out as a “traitor†among other things for supporting Trump. He warned in a tweet on Tuesday that “Black Americans are waking up†and that an “uprising is near.â€
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