GOP Elected Official Who Backed Trump Leaves Republican Party and Becomes a Democrat

Politicians from both parties were left shocked after a long-time ⛱️New Jersey Republican announced he was switching sides.

Senator Sam Thompson, 87, made the unexpected switch on Monday, leaving lawmakers on both sides surprised.

According to the New Jersey Globe, Thompson left his GOP peers due to calls from the party and local leaders for him to stand down due to his age.

The senator did not take these calls kindly, as he told the press how he felt about the situation, accusing the party leadership of ageism.

“I decided to do this because my party leadership had abandoned me,” Thompson told reporters.

“Do I want to stay with people that want to cut my throat like that?”

Thompson personally went after GOP leadership, especially Senate minority leader Steve Oroho, who he accused of not allowing him to say farewell to his former colleagues.

Oroho countered by saying that Thompson gave no warning for his sudden turn.

“It’s clear he made a unilateral decision to switch parties without talking to anyone from either side,” Oroho stated as reported by the Globe.

“This afternoon, Sen. Thompson became extremely agitated after he was denied entry to our budget committee pre-meeting in the Senate Republican caucus room. He didn’t seem to understand that it was inappropriate for him to try to join us after he announced he had become a Democrat.”