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ATLANTA — Former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms is speaking out after President Trump claimed to have fired her from her senior advisory position under the Biden administration.
She said she plans a return to politics here in Georgia.
Bottoms was shocked to learn about Trump’s claim that he fired her.
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“I said… oh, he thinks he fired me too,” Bottoms told Channel 2′s Jorge Estevez. “So I was quite tickled to see one, the president of the United States is thinking of me the day after his historic inauguration at 1:30 a.m.”
“Doesn’t the president have a right to declare to his supporters and to the country that he’s letting go people from a previous administration?” Estevez asked.
“He certainly does but I’d already sent my resignation to President Biden January 4th and I said it would be effective January 20th,” she replied.
Bottoms said she is putting it all behind her now and looking toward a return to Georgia politics.
“When I left the mayor’s office, I always said ‘Never say never,’” Bottoms said.
“To Georgia races?” Estevez asked.
“To Georgia races,” she replied.
“So you’re saying there could be something you want to run for in our state?” Estevez asked.
“There could be,” she replied.
“And what could that be?” he asked.
“Well, there will be a governor’s race on the ballot,” she laughed.
The race for Georgia’s governor will have a Republican and Democrat challenger because Gov. Brian Kemp cannot run for a third term.
“But do you think the people of this state are ready for a female governor, a woman of color, someone with a political past that they can look at and decide?” Estevez asked.
“Absolutely. Absolutely,” Bottoms replied.
She said she wishes the president success on his campaign promises.
Among them, she mentioned lowering inflation, ending the war in Ukraine, and solving the immigration issue.
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