An argument over Georgia election security broke out into a physical fight at a Peach State campaign office opening for former President Donald Trump.
As Georgia Republicans celebrated the opening of a new Trump campaign office in Valdosta on July 29, a conservative activist confronted a state legislator, according to a report from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
Sam Carnline was reportedly debating Republican state Rep. John LaHood, who supported changes to the state’s election laws, when GOP operative Brandon Phillips tried to break up the scene.
Phillips, a top aide to Rep. Mike Collins (R‑GA), allegedly spit on Carnline and instigated the brawl, according to a law enforcement officer’s testimony in a police report. Phillips denied spitting on Carnline.
In 2022, Phillips was arrested on charges of animal cruelty to a dog, according to a booking report. The political operative resigned as Trump’s …