President Donald Trump fired off an assault on a former Republican official in a Reality Social publish simply after 1 a.m. Jap time on Friday.
“Failed former Lt. Governor Geoff Duncan, of Georgia, is a complete loser,” Trump wrote of Duncan, who known as out the president’s lies in regards to the 2020 election and has remained an outspoken critic ever since.
“Was by no means capable of get something achieved, all he ever did was complain,” Trump wrote. “We didn’t need him within the Republican Social gathering any longer, so I’m instructed he grew to become a Democrat. Good riddance Geoff. You don’t also have a probability!!!”
Duncan, who was expelled by the state GOP in January, introduced this week that he had left the Republican Social gathering and develop into a Democrat.
In 2020, Duncan voted for Trump.
However after dropping the election, Trump pressured officers in a number of states ― together with Georgia ― to overturn the outcomes. Trump regularly attacked Duncan in addition to Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp and Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, each Republicans, for refusing to overturn Joe Biden’s slim win in that state.
Duncan finally selected to not search reelection, whereas Kemp and Raffensperger every overwhelmingly received reelection in 2022 regardless of Trump’s criticism.
Duncan has since made common appearances within the media, talking out towards Trump. In 2023, he mentioned Trump has a “ethical compass extra like an ax assassin than a president.”
He’s additionally mentioned the Republican Social gathering at the moment will not be the one he grew up with.
“Donald Trump utterly controls all the GOP,” Duncan mentioned on CNN final month. “The one instance I can provide that equates to it is sort of a rogue cult chief coming right into a church and taking it over. He’s brainwashed them.”
Duncan spoke on the Democratic Nationwide Conference final yr as he endorsed then-Vice President Kamala Harris.
There may be hypothesis that Duncan might run for governor as a Democrat in 2026, when Kemp won’t be able to hunt reelection as a consequence of time period limits.

