Georgia's Republican Lt Governor Says Trump Is A Distraction; Need To Move On

Jeff Duncan, the lieutenant governor of Georgia, took aim at Donald Trump's political clout within the Republican Party, claiming that he should be "in the rearview mirror" because he is a "distraction."Show more

Kaitlan Collins, a co-host on Wednesday's CNN This Morning, questioned Duncan on "what message" incumbent Georgia governor Brian Kemp's (R-GA) re-election on Tuesday sends in light of the fact that Trump wanted Kemp to lose the election. In a 2018 contest, Kemp defeated Stacey Abrams, a Democrat.

Duncan denounced Trump and gave Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) the following praise: "Along with some other states, I believe it conveys to the nation that the Republican party is at a turning point. Donald Trump is undoubtedly in the rearview mirror at this point, and it's time to move on with the party and candidate quality. It turns out that Mitch McConnell was accurate when he discussed candidate quality. We've seen that in Georgia and other states around the nation, where things would be different today if people had simply woken up a year ago and stopped following him in favor of real Republicans and true conservative values."