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    West Virginia Governor Announces He'll Switch To GOP At Trump Rally

    Appearing with the president Thursday night, Gov. Jim Justice announced he'll flip to the GOP: "I can't help you any more being a Democrat governor," he told the crowd.
    by Jessica Taylor Aug 03, 2017 3 minutes
    President Trump talks with West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice before Justice spoke during a rally Thursday in Huntington, W.Va. Justice said at the rally that he intends to switch parties and rejoin the Republicans. / Darron Cummings / Shutterstock.com

    Updated at 9:30 p.m.

    West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice announced he will flip from the Democratic Party to the GOP, making the announcement Thursday night while appearing at a Trump campaign with the president.

    "Today I will tell you with lots of prayers and lots of thinking, I'll tell you West Virginians, I can't help you any more being a Democrat governor," Justice said.

    "The Democrats walked away from me," the governor argued, and reflected that his late mother, who was a big

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