“#Now it turns out that #Brad R’s brother works for #China, and they definitely don’t want ‘#Trump’. #So disgusting!” the #President tweeted after attacking #Georgia’s #Republican #Gov. #Brian #Kemp.
#Facts #First: #This is false. A spokesperson for #Raffensperger told CNN that the secretary of state has no siblings who work for #China, as #Trump baselessly alleged.
“There are no relatives who work for #China or are affiliated with #China,” said #Georgia #Deputy #Secretary of #State #Jordan #Fuchs.
#In a statement, #Newsmax told CNN:
“#Newsmax has never made any claim of impropriety by #Georgia #Sec. of #State #Brad #Raffensperger or any member of his family. #On #Tuesday night, while appearing on the network, commentator #Dick #Morris claimed he was reporting on #Dickmorris.com an allegation that #Raffensperger had a brother who worked at a #Chinese company. #This claim was apparently inaccurate. #During the segment the #Newsmax host was highly skeptical of #Mr. #Morris’ claims and suggested there was no evidence behind #Mr. #Morris’ assertion, and specifically asked #Mr. #Morris to provide evidence of his claim.”
CNN has attempted to reach #Morris for comment but has yet to receive a response.
CNN’s #Jason #Morris contributed to this article.
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