Georgia state lawmaker Rep. Vernon Jones argues 'good leadership' is the reason on 'Fox & Friends Weekend.'
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Will state economies real from
coronavirus, lockdowns? A new
report reveals the economy down
south greatly outperforms the
rest of country
with unemployment in the region,
the lowest across the? U dot s
here to react, a Georgia state
Democrat who is voting for
President Trump Vernon Jones
lets. Look at the unemployment
rate across the south right now
put up a graphic for everybody.
It is at six point nine percent.
The south is represented by the
red line
for what it is worth. The north
line is the yellow on your
screen.
You can see it is the highest
Patten, zero point, nine percent,
so, Representative Jones, why is
the south outperforming everyone
else?
A lot of it has to do with
good leadership. N the state of
Georgia. We have Governor Kemp.
As you know, Georgia is number
one place to do business in in
this country.
It is about striking a balance
between the covid, taking it
very seriously, listening to the
scientists listening to the
health experts, but at the same
time, realizing we have a economy
here
prior to the pan. As you know,
this economy was on steroids.
Thanks to President
Donald Trump
were striking that balance
businesses need to be open.
A lot of people need to go to
work,
kids need to be in school.
So as a result of that and not
trying to shut down our state
because of politics likes, the
Democrats are doing who
literally want the virus to stay
around.
They dont want businesses open.
They dont want kids in school.
It is all politics for them, but
those like minded governors, an
local chief executives who care
about the american people who
understand that the president is
here, giving as much resources as
possible to have the doors stay
open. It is making a difference
in our economy.
People are working,
will balancing the seriousness
of Covid 19 against the economic
effects of lockdowns is clearly
what everyone should be doing.
It is clearly benefiting the
south.
Unemployment is better
consumer spending through the
pandemic and lockdowns in the
south, significantly better than
across the? U dot s
better than the? U dot S average.
We have to ask you about this.
Representative Jones.
You were at a Trump rally in
Georgia. This past week
we have video of the level of
your enthusiasm.
Here is a still picture.
Youre crowd Surfing
Representative Jones.
Tell us about that.
What was this is this a first
time you ever went crowd
surfing.
Let me tell you
this really is not about me
and, as those liberals on the
left are trying to make it about
me and Covid.
What this is about is electing
Donald Trump.
You know what,
if this is about me, dive into a
crowd surfacing show me the
next crowd.
This president has been there
for american people.
He is working hard.
There is a solution to this
whole thing right around the
corner,
but I can tell you this. That
was about a leap of faith,
because I believe in
Donald Trump,
I believe in the people who
caught me.
Let me tell you when I jumped
into that crowd among all
whites. Well, you know what
that is a demonstration that
black lives matter because they
caught me
they protected me.
Will you took that leap in
two thousand and sixteen
a lifelong Democrat going over
to President Donald Trump and, as
you say, took the leap into that.
Transcript generated on 2020-10-18.