Overview

• Duncan officially left the Republican Party this week and registered as a Democrat after the Georgia GOP expelled him in January for endorsing Democratic candidates.
• He published an op-ed in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution detailing disputes over health care, immigration and gun safety as core reasons for his realignment.
• In an early-morning Truth Social post, President Trump denounced Duncan as a “total loser” who “never got anything done” and welcomed his departure from the GOP.
• Duncan served as Georgia’s lieutenant governor from 2019 to 2023 and has repeatedly criticized Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election results.
• He is actively weighing a 2026 campaign for governor, with a decision on entering the race expected in the coming months.