{"id":2264130,"date":"2024-06-10T14:53:01","date_gmt":"2024-06-10T18:53:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/georgia-republican-storms-off-primary-debate-stage-after-one-question\/"},"modified":"2024-06-10T14:56:11","modified_gmt":"2024-06-10T18:56:11","slug":"georgia-republican-storms-off-primary-debate-stage-after-one-question","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/georgia-republican-storms-off-primary-debate-stage-after-one-question\/","title":{"rendered":"Georgia Republican exits primary debate stage after just one question"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgeorgia-republican-storms-off-primary-debate-stage-after-one-question%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2264130&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>During a Republican primary debate for Georgia&#8217;s 2nd Congressional\u200c District, candidate Chuck\u200d Hand \u2062left the stage amidst tensions with his opponent Wayne Johnson. This dramatic departure followed Hand&#8217;s criticism of Johnson in response to a question about the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mcconnell-warns-democrats-what-republicans-will-do-if-democrats-end-filibuster-would-be-childs-play\/\" title=\"McConnell Warns Democrats What Republicans Will Do If Democrats End Filibuster: \u2018Would Be Child\u2019s Play\u2019\">farm bill<\/a>, where Hand accused \u200cJohnson\u2062 of only being present \u2062during elections and attacked him\u200b for not residing in the district and for orchestrating attacks against his\u2063 wife. Hand emphasized his commitment to beating the current representative, Sanford \u2063Bishop, and supporting the &#8220;America First&#8221; agenda. He mentioned a past press\u2062 conference where \u2062former\u2064 candidate Michael Nixon endorsed Johnson and noted Hand&#8217;s previous misdemeanor conviction related to the Capitol\u200b riot on January 6, 2021. \u200bHand also referred to attacks on his\u2062 wife involving \u2064past \u2063allegations. After his statement, Hand announced he would \u200creturn to southwest Georgia \u2064to focus on his campaigns, exiting the debate stage.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>During a <a href=\"https:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republican-party\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Republican\">Republican<\/a> primary debate for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/georgia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Georgia\">Georgia<\/a>\u2018s 2nd <a href=\"https:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/congress\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Republican\">Congressional<\/a> District on Sunday, Chuck Hand walked out over issues with his opponent Wayne Johnson.<\/p>\n<p>Johnson was asked the first question of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-ohio-gop-senate-candidates-get-heated-have-to-be-separated-in-viral-clip\/\" title=\"WATCH: Ohio GOP Senate Candidates Get Heated, Have To Be Separated In Viral Clip\">debate sponsored<\/a> by the Atlanta Press Club, but when Hand was asked his first question, he delivered a statement unrelated to the question asked regarding the farm bill and bashed Johnson instead.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A debate between Republican candidates hoping to represent Southwest Georgia\u2019s 2nd Congressional District was cut short yesterday when one candidate, convicted for illegally demonstrating inside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-official-for-major-city-resigns-over-reports-of-anti-semitic-comments\/\" title=\"Top Official For Major City Resigns Over Reports Of Anti-Semitic Comments\">abruptly left<\/a> the stage.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kU5X6MFRae\">https:\/\/t.co\/kU5X6MFRae<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/y7OgYFtvsO\">pic.twitter.com\/y7OgYFtvsO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 GPB News (@gpbnews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gpbnews\/status\/1800176537557156099?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 10, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve only seen this man next to me come around when it\u2019s election time, wanting to run for office,\u201d Hand said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not interested in debating the issues of the 2nd District with a man who doesn\u2019t even reside in it, especially one who orchestrates attacks on my wife,\u201d he added. \u201cI\u2019m more concerned about beating Sanford Bishop, representing you, and passing the America First agenda and putting Donald Trump back in the White House.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hand was referring to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gov-whitmer-media-caught-in-another-lie-anarchist-arrested-for-plot-to-kidnap-and-kill-whitmer-hates-president-trump-trump-is-a-tyrant-video\/\" title=\"Gov. Whitmer, Media Caught in Another Lie - Anarchist Arrested For Plot to Kidnap and Kill Whitmer Hates President Trump, 'Trump is a Tyrant' (VIDEO)\">press conference<\/a> in May by former candidate Michael Nixon <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wtvm.com\/2024\/05\/29\/nixon-endorses-candidate-ga-us-district-2-runoff-election\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"endorsing\">endorsing<\/a> Johnson, and raising past criminal charges, which were later dismissed. Hand was convicted of a misdemeanor for his participation in the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021.<\/p>\n<p>During that press conference, Nixon also argued Hand had \u201ca lot of baggage\u201d and brought up past drug charges alleged against Hand\u2019s wife before the two were married.<\/p>\n<p>After bashing Johnson during his debate remarks, he then announced he would be getting \u201cback in my truck\u201d and would return to \u201csouthwest Georgia because I got two races to win,\u201d before walking off the debate stage.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s perfectly fine to attack me as a candidate. I expect that. But to come out and publicly attack my wife, that\u2019s a completely different situation,\u201d Hand told reporters after leaving the debate, <a href=\"https:\/\/georgiarecorder.com\/2024\/06\/10\/sw-georgia-congressional-candidate-and-defendant-in-jan-6-capitol-riot-case-walks-out-on-debate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"according to\">according to<\/a> the <em>Georgia Recorder<\/em>. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy wife has paid her debt to society, long before I ever met her. And she\u2019ll tell you it was the best thing that ever happened to her. It changed her life for the better and now she walks with the Lord,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>Johnson remained on the stage for the remainder of the debate, taking questions as Hand\u2019s podium remained empty. After the debate concluded, he told reporters voters should consider Hand\u2019s actions of walking out of the debate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would like to assume that Chuck Hand\u2019s departure, the way in which he did it today, was his withdrawal from the race,\u201d Johnson said, <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/georgia-january-6-congress-chuck-hand-johnson-8d13db524ed68f265c8183654597926f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"according to\">according to<\/a> the <em>Associated Press<\/em>. \u201cBut it certainly should cause people to pause and think about why he did it and what he was trying to get by doing it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Hand and Johnson are set to face off in a runoff for the GOP nomination for Georgia\u2019s 2nd Congressional District, as they both seek to oust longtime incumbent Rep. Sanford Bishop (D-GA) in November. <\/p>\n<p>The two were the top finishers in the primary last month, but neither reached the required 50% threshold. Johnson was the top finisher with nearly 45%, while Hand finished with nearly 32%.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During a GOP primary debate for Georgia&#8217;s 2nd Congressional District, Chuck Hand exited after his opponent, Wayne Johnson, was questioned first. 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