Instead of standing on the right side of history with the many leaders in the sports and business community, like the WNBA and NASCAR, Senator Kelly Loeffler has, unfortunately, chosen to give into the narrow impulses of tribalism and bigotry.

The Black Lives Matter movement is an effort to give voice to the very real problem of injustice in our country. While we urge peaceful demonstrations, the pain in the Black community is still real and demands to be heard, no matter how inconvenient for Kelly Loeffler.

It should come as no surprise that the same person who seemed more concerned with her stock portfolio and economic interests in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic would now be focused on her political interests.

This is nothing more than an effort to sow division and out-Trump Doug Collins. While we’re seeing an amazing outpouring of Americans across this country standing up – a multi-racial coalition of people – lifting up the value of human life, Kelly and Doug are playing politics.

This movement has presented our country with a real opportunity for meaningful change, across the aisle, on criminal justice reform and other critical issues.

Instead of focusing on the next election, I urge my opponents to begin to focus on the next generation, that’s what I intend to do.