‘I Have Left The Plantation’: Dem Rep Who Endorsed Trump Steps Down Over Democrats’ ‘Harassment,’ Slams Party For ‘Bigotry’ Against ‘Independent’ ‘Black People’

State Rep. Vernon Jones of Georgia, a Democrat, said Wednesday that he will be stepping down from his post, triggering a special election. The shocking announcement comes about a week after the Democrat endorsed President Donald Trump, a Republican, for the 2020 election.

“I’m sick and tired of me and my family being attacked and harassed by the Democrat Party for putting my country before my party,” Jones told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution in a statement on Wednesday. “I take pride in being an independent thinker. I intend to help the Democrat Party get rid of its bigotry against Black people that are independent and conservative.”