Overview

• Duncan published an op-ed Tuesday declaring his move to the Democratic Party after serving as Georgia’s Republican lieutenant governor from 2019 to 2023.
• He pointed to disagreements over health care, Medicaid, gun safety, immigration and poverty as well as his faith-driven commitment to “love my neighbor” in explaining the switch.
• The Georgia GOP expelled Duncan in January for endorsing Joe Biden and later Kamala Harris, accusing him of disloyalty to the party.
• President Trump blasted Duncan early Friday on Truth Social as a “total loser” who “never got anything done” and welcomed his departure from the GOP.
• Duncan has said he will decide within weeks or months whether to launch a Democratic bid for higher office in Georgia.