State senator pushed to ground, arrested while trying to enter Georgia House chamber

A Georgia state senator and staunch supporter of President-elect Trump appeared to be pushed to the floor before being arrested while trying to enter the state chamber on Thursday.

State Sen. Colton Moore, who previously sought to impeach Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis for impeaching Trump, tried to enter the House floor to attend Gov. Brian Kemp’s State of the State address — but was ultimately led away in handcuffs.

Moore is currently banned from the chamber after blasting the state Senate’s decision last year to consider a resolution to name a building at the University of North Georgia after now-deceased former speaker David Ralston.

The state senator appeared to be pushed to the floor and arrested while trying to enter the Georgia House chamber. (Fox News)

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“This body is recalling, in my opinion, one of the most corrupt Georgia leaders that we will ever see in my lifetime,” Moore exclaimed at the time.

On Wednesday, Moore wrote to current House Speaker Jon Burns outlining why he believed the ban was unconstitutional and said he intended to attend today’s joint session.

“I will NEVER retire,” Moore wrote on X, sharing the letter he wrote to Burns. “I will ALWAYS speak the truth and represent the people of Northwest Georgia as their trusted America First Senator.”

But when he tried to enter the chamber on Thursday, he was met by a wall of resistance and appeared to be pushed back by an attending doorman.

Senator Colton Moore was arrested Thursday for trying to enter the Georgia House. (Fox News)

Moore told the state troopers present that he had a constitutional right to enter and that a doorman should be arrested for breaking the law.

“This is a joint session of the General Assembly. Your house rules do not apply,” Moore told the men. “I’m going into the chamber.”

When Moore was unable to enter, he asked a state trooper to stop him from entering. The trooper appeared to say that the doormen were responsible for who entered.

A fight ensued, with video showing Moore appearing to be pushed to the floor by one of the doormen. He was then surrounded by state troops and subsequently arrested.

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Fox News Digital contacted the Georgia State Police, Gov. Brian Kemp’s office and the state speaker about the altercation, but did not receive a response in time for publication.

Moore said the state was “run by authoritarians” on the way out and that the ban was censorship of his voice as an elected official.

Georgia Republican Chairman Josh McKoon said he was “deeply disappointed” that Moore had been denied access to the chamber and “shocked” that he had been taken into custody.

“Giving him access to today’s trial was not only legally appropriate — it was simply the right thing to do,” McKoon wrote in a statement to FOX 5 Atlanta. “Our focus should be on the excellent agenda Governor Kemp has outlined today to continue making Georgia the best place in the country to live, work and raise a family — not internal strife.”

In 2023, the Georgia Republican Senate Caucus suspended Moore for attacking them for opposing his plan to impeach Willis for impeaching Trump in an election interference case.

Georgia DA Fani Willis, left, impeached President-elect Trump, right, in an election interference case. (Getty)

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“The Georgia RINOs responded to my call to fight back against the Trump witch hunts by acting like children and kicking me out of the caucus,” Moore wrote on X at the time. “But I’m not going anywhere.”

Moore was the most prominent supporter of a special session to impeach and remove Willis or impeach her, which won Trump’s approval. Kemp denounced the call as “some grifter scam” to raise campaign contributions for Moore.

The Willis case eventually unraveled, partly because she had a romantic relationship with a prosecutor she had hired.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.