Trump, Perdue Back Buckhead City Effort Prior to May 24 Ballot Question

Neil W. McCabe, the national political director of The Star News Network, interviewed Republican candidate for governor David A. Perdue Jr. and Bill White, the chairman and CEO of Buckhead City, about the effort by residents of the Atlanta neighborhood of Buckhead to make it once again an independent municipality.Show more

Perdue, a former senator opposing Gov. Brian Kemp in the May 24 primary, said the governor sold out the people of Georgia in many ways, including his failure to back the Buckhead independence movement.

At his March 26, 2022, rally in Commerce, Georgia, President Donald J. Trump namechecked Buckhead City and told the tens of thousands of his supporters there that White was one of his best and oldest friends.

White told McCabe the key factor driving the residents to leave Atlanta is the need for them to take over their own affairs, especially as the neighborhood suffers its current crime wave, and the Atlanta mayor does not provide the law enforcement officers they need.

Although Republican Party leaders blocked enabling legislation at the statehouse, White said organizers successfully placed the question on the statewide May 24 GOP primary ballot as a test of the effort's support.

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