Warnock says he will focus on Georgians after video of ex-wife appears

Reverend Raphael Warnock, who is in a close race in one of the Georgia Senate run-off elections on January 6, said on Thursday that he would “stay focused on the people of Georgia” after a video surfaced of the allegations. of his ex-wife that he drove on his foot.

“I will remain focused on my family, which includes their mother, and I will remain focused on the people of Georgia, who during a pandemic are still waiting for help all these months later, while politicians, including Kelly LoefflerKelly Loeffler Trump leaves Washington in limbo with the threat of relief. Loeffler said he would consider supporting $ 1,000 checks The governor of Georgia dismisses Trump’s calls for him to give primary MORE are busy playing, “said Warnock in response to the video.

Video footage captured by the police body’s camera in March showed Warnock and his ex-wife after she claimed he ran over her foot during a verbal argument, a local affiliate CBS46 reported.

“She doesn’t move and is keeping the door … I’m thinking she is far and barely moved and suddenly she is screaming that I hit her foot. I can’t believe it,” said Warnock in the video.

“This man is running for the United States Senate and all that matters now is his reputation,” says Warnock’s ex-wife, Ouleye Ndoye, in the video.

Warnock and his ex-wife were dealing with a divorce case at the time of the incident.

The Atlanta Police Department said that coroners asked the woman to reveal her foot to check for injuries. Investigators said she initially hesitated to show her foot, but when she did, the examiners found no signs that her foot was run over.

The video was broadcast on the Fox News program hosted by Tucker CarlsonTucker CarlsonChris Wallace defends Jill Biden: No one ‘made a noise’ for calling Martin Luther King Jr. a ‘doctor’. More Americans than ever suspect the news; here’s why and what to do about it News Corp President Rupert Murdoch gets COVID-19 vaccine in UK MORE Tuesday night.

Warnock is running against Senator Kelly Loeffler (R-Ga.),

Loeffler’s campaign sent a press release to CBS46 about the video and the vehicle asked her for a comment.

“Domestic violence is a serious question for which Georgians deserve answers as to what exactly happened. Unfortunately, it follows a pattern of what we saw, that Raphael Warnock did not answer the difficult questions of this campaign, ”said Loeffler.

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