Trump rips Duncan over switch to Democratic Party: ‘Total loser'
In an early Friday post on Truth Social, Trump said that Duncan was no longer wanted in the GOP because all he did was complain.
'Failed former Lt. Governor Geoff Duncan, of Georgia, is a total loser. Was never able to get anything done, all he ever did was complain,' the president wrote. 'We didn't want him in the Republican Party any longer, so I'm told he became a Democrat.'
He added, 'Good riddance Geoff. You don't even have a chance!!!'
Duncan on Tuesday pushed an op-ed published by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, saying the party switch has been coming for a while. The former lieutenant governor said his journey to becoming a Democrat began when Trump tried to 'steal' the 2020 presidential election, an effort the former lieutenant governor denounced at the time.
He said that his time serving in elected office taught him the best way to 'love my neighbor' is through public policy.
Duncan, in his essay, called out Trump's signature tax and spending bill, which he argued would leave Medicaid funding 'in shambles.' He also criticized the legislation's cuts to funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and the impact it will have on preventing children from being hungry at school.
Additionally, he slammed the Trump administration's immigration policies that he argues, 'have turned into a lesson on how not to love your neighbor.'
Duncan endorsed former Vice President Harris's campaign in the 2024 presidential election and spoke at the Democratic National Convention in August. He was later expelled from the Georgia Republican Party.
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