Top Georgia Republican’s Texts Highlight the Party’s Deep Divide on Trump NYT | Top Stories Richard Fausset and Danny Hakim 20 September 2024 at 06:26 Messages sent by Lt. Gov. Burt Jones of Georgia, a Trump ally, show the state party’s leadership fracturing in real time after the 2020 election. © Edward M Pio Roda/EPA, via ShutterstockLt. Gov. Burt Jones speaking at a campaign rally for Donald J. Trump in Atlanta in August.