Republican Chuck Hand walks out during Atlanta Press Club runoff debate

Republican Chuck Hand walks out during Atlanta Press Club runoff debate with Wayne Johnson. A Georgia GOP congressional candidate named Chuck Hand stunned the political world on Sunday after refusing to debate an establishment GOPer allegedly orchestrating attacks on his wife just one week ahead of a runoff.

Hand, a construction superintendent and a huge fan of President Trump, is competing against fellow Republican Wayne Johnson for the GOP primary nomination in Georgia’s 2nd Congressional district. Hand was also previously convicted of a bogus misdemeanor for “illegally” demonstrating inside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 and was sentenced to 20 days in federal prison and six months of probation.

Johnson is a more moderate candidate who lives in Georgia’s 8th Congressional District, not the 2nd.

During the debate, which was sponsored by the Atlanta Press Club, the moderator asked Hand a question about the new farm bill currently being debated in Congress. Hand instead took his time unleashing a tour de force against his carpet-bagging opponent while portraying himself as the only man who represents the people of the 2nd district.

Then he departed off the stage to the surprise of everyone.