Former Georgia Lieutenant Governor Geoff Duncan became the latest in a series of Republicans to rebuke their party’s candidate at the 2024 DNC.
Duncan took the podium on Wednesday and cited Republican candidate Donald Trump’s pressure campaign in Georgia as the main reason he would vote for Vice President Kamala Harris.
“Our party is behaving more like a cult these days,” Duncan said. “A cult that worships a criminal gangster.”
Duncan praised Harris’s prosecutorial stance and said a vote for her would turn Republican voters into “patriots.”
In May, Duncan endorsed then-presumptive Democratic nominee President Joe Biden.
“Trump has shown us who he is. We should believe him. To believe that he will change at age 77 is beyond improbable,” he wrote in a column in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
Watch Geoff Duncan’s full 2024 DNC speech
Watch: Geoff Duncan’s full speech at the DNC convention
Geoff Duncan, former Lieutenant Governor of Georgia, was a speaker at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago.
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What you should know about Geoff Duncan
- Who they are: Former Republican Lieutenant Governor of Georgia, Georgia State Representative
- What role he plays: Duncan is part of a group of Republicans who will speak or have already spoken at the DNC.
- Key quote: “If we Republicans are intellectually honest with ourselves, our party is neither civil nor conservative, it is chaotic and insane, and the only thing left for us to do is get rid of Trump.”
When and where will the DNC take place
The Democratic National Convention will take place from August 19 to 22 in Chicago, Illinois.
The United Center, home of the Chicago Bulls and Blackhawks, will be the main venue for the DNC.
Chicago has hosted the Democratic National Convention eleven times, most recently in 1996, when President Bill Clinton was nominated for a second term at the United Center.
How to watch and stream the DNC 2024
USA TODAY will provide live stream coverage of the DNC every night Monday through Thursday on YouTube.
The convention will be broadcast live on the organization’s website from the United Center in Chicago on Monday from 6:15 p.m. to 11 p.m. Eastern Time (5:15 p.m. to 10 p.m. Central Time) and on the other days from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. Eastern Time (6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Central Time).
What are the themes for each night of the DNC?
The DNC announced the evening’s themes for the convention. The title of the convention is “For the People, For Our Future.”
Here are the topics for each evening:
- Monday: “For the people”
- Tuesday: “A bold vision for America’s future”
- Wednesday: “A fight for our freedoms”
- Thursday: “For our future”
