Trump meddles in Georgia race to get candidate to back his 2020 falsehoods
CNN
Former President Donald Trump has offered Georgia gubernatorial hopeful Vernon Jones his endorsement in a congressional contest if Jones agrees to exit the GOP primary for governor to instead run for Congress, according to two people familiar with the matter, both of whom said Trump's behind-the-scenes maneuvering is meant to bolster former Sen. David Perdue's challenge to incumbent Republican Gov. Brian Kemp.
It's the latest sign of Trump meddling in 2022 midterm races to help his preferred candidates prevail over opponents who have refused to embrace his false claims about the 2020 election, though it is unclear how successful Trump will be as he tries to nudge Jones into a different contest. After this story was first published, Jones signaled in a tweet that he will remain in the gubernatorial primary.
"I can't wait to debate @StaceyAbrams," he tweeted, referring to the prominent Democrat who is currently running unopposed in the party's gubernatorial primary. The Jones campaign did not return multiple requests for comment.
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