'What took them so long?' Trump critic batters GOP on CNN after being booted by Party

Former Republican Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan of Georgia took more than a few potshots at the GOP during an appearance on CNN early Thursday morning.

Duncan, a frequent critic of Donald Trump after the now-president-elect attempted to tamper with the 2020 presidential election results, was invited on by CNN's Kasie Hunt to address a decision by the state party to banish him, ostensibly because he supported Vice President Kamala Harris in the 2024 election.

According to the party, Duncan must stop referring to himself as a Republican and will not be allowed to run as one should he decide to seek office again in the state.

Asked by host Hunt, "Can you talk a little bit about what it was like to learn that this resolution was going forward in the party that you were once a significant leader of?" Duncan quickly replied, "Yeah, I mean, my first thoughts that came across my mind were, 'What took them so long?' " at which point host Hunt started laughing.

"There's been a growing divide between myself and the Georgia Republican party for years," he added. "There's been a growing divide amongst many Republicans in Georgia when the party started focusing 110 percent of their efforts on trying to defend a rigged 2020 election, in their words not mine, and committing 100 percent of their financial resources or a majority of their financial resources to defending folks that were indicted for felony counts."

"And then the additional issues that continue to parlay from that point, so, no surprise," he continued. "And quite honestly, badges of honor come in all kinds of shapes and sizes and this is one of those where I don't want to be associated with a group that thinks that the best direction forward is chaos and confusion."

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