Man Denies Telling Lawmaker to ‘Go Back Where You Came From’

Man Denies Telling Lawmaker to ‘Go Back Where You Came From’
Georgia State Rep. Erica Thomas speaks during a protest at the Georgia State Capitol building in Atlanta, Georgia, on May 21, 2019. Elijah Nouvelage/Getty Images
Bowen Xiao
Bowen Xiao
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A man strongly denied accusations he told a Democratic lawmaker to “go back where you came from” during a confrontation at a July 20 press conference—just a day after the two had clashed at a supermarket express checkout lane.

Erica Thomas, (D-Austell) who is African American, first made the claims in a tearful video on July 19, when she claimed a white man had come up to her and made the comment because she had more than 10 items in the express lane.
Bowen Xiao
Bowen Xiao
Reporter
Bowen Xiao was a New York-based reporter at The Epoch Times. He covers national security, human trafficking and U.S. politics.
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