President Donald Trump endorsed Georgia Lt. Gov. Burt Jones for governor well ahead of the GOP gubernatorial primary in the Peach State
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PresidentDonaldTrumpendorsedGeorgiaLt.Gov.BurtJonesforgovernor,amovethatmarksablowtoPeachStateAttorneyGeneralChrisCarr’scompetinggubernatorialbid.
“AsthefirstmemberoftheGeorgiaStateAssemblytoEndorse‘DONALDJ.TRUMP’forPresident,BurtwasstronglycommittedtomyCampaignin2016,2020,and2024,andworkedtirelesslytohelpusWIN.Hehasbeenwithusfromtheverybeginning,”thepresidentsaid,inpart,inhisendorsementpostonTruthSocial.
ThestatewenttoTrumpinthe2016presidentialcontest,flippedtoDemocratJoeBidenin2020,andthenwentbacktoTrumpin2024.
GEORGIAATTORNEYGENERALSUESGOPOPPONENTINGOVERNOR’SRACEOVERCAMPAIGNFINANCING
ThepresidentisweighinginontheracewellbeforetheRepublicangubernatorialprimary.
“President@realDonaldTrumpjustendorsedourcampaignforGovernorofGeorgia!”JonesdeclaredinapostonX.“We’refightingforelectionintegrity,lowertaxes,andtosecureGeorgia
