Trump-supporting black Dem Georgia state rep changes his mind, won't resign and will face primary challenge

Please tell me Rep. Jones is not another Mitt Romney.

Thomas Lifson  "Vernon Jones, a black Democrat who has represented heavily black, suburban Atlanta District 91 in the Georgia House of Representatives since 2016, endorsed President Trump on Tuesday:

"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 said Tuesday.

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

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"For this heresy he suffered such vicious attacks that he decided to end his political career and resign.

Georgia Democratic Party chair and state Sen. Nikema Williams ripped Democratic State Rep. Vernon Jones after Jones bucked his party and endorsed President Donald Trump's re-election campaign.

"Vernon Jones is an embarrassment to the Democratic Party and does not stand for our values," Williams said. "Never has that been clearer than this moment, when he chose to stand with the racist president who has made an all-out assault on Black Americans, who has tried to rip away American health care, and who has failed our country in its greatest time of need during the most important election in our lifetimes."

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