Georgia Republican convicted in Jan. 6 riot walks out during televised congressional primary debate
Source: NBC News/AP
June 9, 2024, 11:03 PM EDT
A Georgia congressional candidate convicted of a misdemeanor for illegally demonstrating inside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, walked out of a televised debate with a fellow Republican on Sunday ahead of a June 18 primary runoff.
It was the latest volatile turn in southwest Georgias 2nd Congressional District, where Chuck Hand and Wayne Johnson are competing for the GOP nomination to take on 16-term Democratic incumbent Rep. Sanford Bishop in November. Hand is one of at least four people convicted of Jan. 6 crimes running for Congress this year, all as Republicans. He was sentenced to 20 days in federal prison and six months of probation.
At the beginning of a debate sponsored by the Atlanta Press Club, Hand said he was refusing to debate Johnson after Michael Nixon, who finished third in the four-way May 21 primary, gave a news conference last month endorsing Johnson. Nixon brought up a 2005 criminal trespass charge and a 2010 DUI charge against Hand, both of which were dismissed. Nixon also cited federal court documents to argue Hands participation in the Jan. 6 riot was more serious than Hand had claimed.
This is where I get back in my truck and go back to southwest Georgia because Ive got two races to win, Hand said, walking out of the studio while cameras were rolling. Youre not staying? asked anchor Donna Lowry. Youre leaving, sir? OK. Wow, I dont even know how to react, Johnson said.
Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/georgia-republican-convicted-jan-6-riot-walks-televised-congressional-rcna156264
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BoRaGard
(698 posts)Total whimp out. Just like the GOP Felon-in-Chief. Whimp out, then whine.
So unmanly
durablend
(7,542 posts)kimbutgar
(21,567 posts)I would not allow my husband to dress that way. That denim shirt would be lost in the wash! And dont get me started on those ugly pants. But what a wah wah baby having a tantrum and walking out. He shows hes already a loser!
Mawspam2
(778 posts)Sad to think of how many rubes will fall for it.
JoseBalow
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