Trump ally Vernon Jones announces run for Georgia secretary of state

Vernon Jones, a former Democratic state representative who switched parties in support of President Donald Trump, announced Monday he's running to become Georgia's top election official. Jones, who has called himself the “Black Donald Trump,” ran for Congress in 2022 with Trump's endorsement, bolstering the president's false claims that Georgia’s 2020 election was stolen from him. “Trust in our elections has been shaken,” Jones said in a video announcing his campaign for secretary of state.