WASHINGTON — GOP gubernatorial nominee Mark Robinson says he has “backed away” from former President Donald Trump so the North Carolina Republican’s porn site scandal doesn’t drag Trump down politically in the state ahead of the November election.
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Robinson suggested otherwise in his Wednesday interview: “We’ve spoken to him, had great conversations with him,” he told Gorka. “But we have chosen to [distance ourselves] because we want to make sure that he wins this state.”
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Trump may try to ignore Robinson now, but the reality is the two have a long and public record of sharing stages and heaping praise on each other. In fact, the North Carolina Republican’s entire political career has been modeled after Trump’s.
Trump previously hailed Robinson, who has a long record of making sexist, racist, Islamophobic and otherwise disgusting comments, as “Martin Luther King on steroids.” He’s featured Robinson in a campaign ad. He’s described Robinson as “a star,” ”outstanding” and someone who is “going to go down as one of the great leaders in our country.”
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