As Twitchy told you, after initially claiming that she “was verbally assaulted in the grocery store by a white man” who told her “to go back to where [she] came from, Georgia State Rep. (and Jussie Smollett’s “biggest fan”) Erica Thomas walked her story back. But now that she’s had some more time to think about it, she’s decided that no, actually, she was telling the truth the first time:
Happening now: Georgia Rep. @itsericathomas is standing by her story that a man told her to “go back where you came from.” #gapol pic.twitter.com/OZIgtPjZXr
— Greg Bluestein (@bluestein) July 22, 2019
Says Thomas: “Today I’m here to be very clear about what happened Friday: I want to make sure that everyone knows I’m not backtracking on my statement or retracting anything I said.” #gapol pic.twitter.com/kuuAxa45Qq
— Greg Bluestein (@bluestein) July 22, 2019
"I am not backtracking on my statement." – Rep. Erica Thomas
WATCH the news conference LIVE here – https://t.co/TJDIAYa5Zg pic.twitter.com/Vtr3cU7LUR
— WSB-TV (@wsbtv) July 22, 2019
Nope. This time, she means it!
"He said, 'Go back where you came from!' … and after that he kept harassing me." – Rep. Erica Thomas
WATCH NEWS CONFERENCE LIVE HERE – https://t.co/TJDIAYa5Zg
*NOTE: We're working to talk with Eric Sparkes today to get his side of the story pic.twitter.com/ZWqQsO3vkT
— WSB-TV (@wsbtv) July 22, 2019
That’s her story, and she’s sticking to it! After not sticking to it. But she’s sticking to it!
— *Steve (@klbleuel) July 22, 2019
we actually have her on videotape disputing this. https://t.co/9y8hxIJanq
— Greg Pollowitz (@GPollowitz) July 22, 2019
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We actually do:
Oh shocking. He didn’t tell her to go back to where she came from. The truth is finally emerging. pic.twitter.com/mCu7aY6XSd
— Jessica Fletcher (@heckyessica) July 21, 2019
From this weekend: “He said, ‘go back,’ you know, those types of words,” Thomas said on Saturday. “I don’t wanna say he said ‘go back to your country,’ or ‘go back to where you came from,’ but he was making those types of references, is what I remember.” #EricaThomas https://t.co/SsDF0WBl9m
— Sister Toldjah ? (@sistertoldjah) July 22, 2019
Welp.
Backtracking the backtrack of her lie. https://t.co/XbURUoQnAT
— EducatëdHillbilly™ (@RobProvince) July 22, 2019
She explicitly backtracked. Now she's backtracking on her backtrack. Let's move to a safe distance before somebody gets run over.
— Daniel Lee (@RealDanLee) July 22, 2019
This woman is absolutely shameless:
“I was embarrassed. I was scared for my life. He left the grocery store and came back in to tell me a piece of his mind. … I’m fearing for my life about what I’ve seen all over this country.” #gapol pic.twitter.com/gS674q98nz
— Greg Bluestein (@bluestein) July 22, 2019
She should definitely be embarrassed.
Her lawyer, @AttorneyGriggs, says he’s asked Publix to release video tape that corroborates Thomas’ story and told witnesses to be prepared to testify. “This is not a ‘He said, she said.’ This is a, ‘She said, with evidence.’” #gapol pic.twitter.com/sBX9ejQphL
— Greg Bluestein (@bluestein) July 22, 2019
Which is why she totally backpedaled before. Because she had evidence.
— Federalist Musket?? (@Patriot_Musket) July 22, 2019
Erica Thomas is about to backtrack herself right over the cliff.
Editor’s note: This post has been updated with an additional tweet.
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