Trump says he’s unfamiliar with Robinson “situation”
Former President Donald Trump said Thursday he’s unfamiliar with the scandal surrounding North Carolina Republican gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson when asked if he would pull his endorsement.
“I don’t know the situation,” Trump said.
Trump’s comment comes as other Republicans running for office have distanced themselves from the current North Carolina lieutenant governor since CNN reported on dozens of inflammatory comments he made on a pornography website’s message board more than a decade ago, including referring to himself as a “black NAZI,” expressing support for slavery and making other lewd and sexually explicit remarks.
CNN previously reported the Trump campaign did not invite Robinson to his rally Saturday in Wilmington, North Carolina. Trump also did not mention Robinson in his remarks.
Meanwhile, the Harris Campaign has tried to tie the former president to Robinson, launching a new television advertisement a day after CNN’s report that shows Trump’s past praise for Robinson alongside the gubernatorial candidate’s anti-abortion comments.
At a campaign stop earlier this week, Trump’s running mate, JD Vance, refused to say whether the Trump campaign still endorsed Robinson.
“I think it’s up to Mark Robinson to make his case to the people of North Carolina that those weren’t his statements, and I’m going to let him make that case,” Vance said.
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