One of America's most corrupt former mayors is back, and she's bringing her baggage to a new state with a shiny new party affiliation. Tiffany Henyard, the scandal-ridden former Democratic mayor of Dolton, Illinois, announced she's moved to Fulton County, Georgia and is now claiming to be a Republican in what can only be described as a desperate political makeover.
In a Facebook video posted March 11th, the disgraced former mayor boldly declared "Y'all ain't ready," apparently believing Georgia voters are foolish enough to forget her trail of corruption and financial mismanagement that left Dolton in ruins.
"You can't expect change without making a change," Henyard said with typical arrogance, as if changing zip codes and party registration could erase years of documented malfeasance that made her a national laughingstock.
A Record of Corruption Follows Her South
Patriots in Georgia should be asking themselves: What kind of person abandons their community after driving it into the ground, then carpetbags to another state claiming to share conservative values? Henyard's tenure as both Dolton mayor and Thornton Township supervisor was marked by financial scandals, abuse of power, and the kind of big-government overreach that real conservatives despise.
This is exactly the type of political opportunism that President Trump has been fighting against – career politicians who will say anything and switch any position to cling to power. Real Republicans don't need retreads from the corrupt Chicago political machine.
"The people of Georgia deserve leaders with integrity, not failed politicians running from their record of destruction."
Georgia Republicans should be asking tough questions: What's Henyard really running from in Illinois? And why should voters trust someone whose loyalty changes as easily as her address?
The good news is that in Trump's America, voters are smarter than ever about spotting political phonies. Henyard may think she can fool Georgia conservatives, but her record speaks louder than her campaign promises ever could.