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John Cowan, who is running for the 11th District seat being vacated by Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R-GA), previously denounced Donald Trump in interviews and in social media posts that have since been deleted.<\/span><\/p>\n Federal Election Commission (FEC) records show Cowan gave $2,500 on March 4, 2021, to Future First Leadership PAC, the political committee launched by then-Rep. Adam Kinzinger of Illinois, who has <\/span>become<\/span><\/a> one of Trump\u2019s fiercest Republican critics. Five days after Cowan\u2019s donation, CNN <\/span>reported<\/span><\/a>, \u201cRep. Adam Kinzinger wants to save the Republican Party from Donald Trump. His first challenge: Convincing the party it needs to be saved.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n In April 2021, Cowan told USA Today<\/em>, \u201cUntil we had President Trump, I never really saw the conservative movement making an idol out of the party leader where it was a fealty more than a loyalty.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n He added, \u201cTrump was a dynamic leader, and after eight years of (Barack) Obama the party was looking for someone to bring us out of the wilderness. And instead of him being Moses, some people turned him into God, and I think we lost our way a little.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Archived copies of deleted posts on X, show Cowan made a series of remarks criticizing Trump and his role in the Republican Party.<\/span><\/p>\n On January 17, 2021, Cowan <\/span>shared<\/span><\/a> an article titled, \u201cThe Trump Impeachment Is Deeply Flawed, but He Deserves Conviction,\u201d and wrote, \u201cVery well constructed argument and worth a read.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Less than a month later, on February 12, 2021, Cowan <\/span>wrote<\/span><\/a>, \u201cThe GOP needs to take the energy for change Trump cultivated and channel it back to constitutional principles grounded in facts, truth, and with a \u2018more perfect Union\u2019 ethos. The party is not Trump\u2019s; it is the people\u2019s.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n On January 12, 2021, Cowan <\/span>said<\/span><\/a> the events of January 6, 2021, \u201cshould be forever ignominiously known as \u2018Trump\u2019s Rebellion\u2019 so future generations will know the who and what occurred immediately.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n On January 15, 2022, Cowan <\/span>responded<\/span><\/a> to a video of Trump discussing the 2020 election by writing, \u201cHe should\u2019ve taken Hannity\u2019s advice and not mention the election again \u2026 sounds like drunk uncle here.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n