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The Democratic National Committee said this morning that it’s placing a dozen new billboards across North Carolina that tie Trump to GOP Lt. Gov Mark Robinson, who’s running for governor.
One of the billboards says, “Trump on Mark Robinson: ‘We have to cherish Mark,’ ‘He’s an outstanding person,’ and he’s ‘an incredible gentleman.'”
Trump endorsed Robinson for governor this cycle.
Robinson has faced heavy backlash since last week over a report that he made antisemitic and racist comments years ago on a porn website, which led to several of his top campaign staff resigning.
“There’s a reason why Donald Trump has not rescinded his endorsement of Mark Robinson: Trump believes that Robinson is an ‘incredible gentleman’ who shares Trump’s extremist values and his shameful history of spewing hate, conspiracy theories, and election denialism,” DNC spokesperson Kenny Palmer said. “Unfortunately for Trump, North Carolinians are tired of MAGA Republicans’ chaos and vitriol and will reject Trump and Robinson’s dangerous vision for their state come November.”
Some of the ads will appear in Greensboro, Wilmington, Raleigh, Asheville and Mint Hill, where Trump is set to hold a campaign rally this afternoon.
Trump campaign press secretary Karoline Leavitt told NBC News last week that reports that Trump might rescind his endorsement of Robinson were false. NBC News has reached out to his campaign again for comment.
North Carolina is considered one of the battleground states that the Harris team believes will be in play this November.
