{"id":2357654,"date":"2024-10-21T18:13:58","date_gmt":"2024-10-21T22:13:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-keeps-mark-robinson-at-arms-length-while-in-nc-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-10-21T18:15:53","modified_gmt":"2024-10-21T22:15:53","slug":"trump-keeps-mark-robinson-at-arms-length-while-in-nc-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-keeps-mark-robinson-at-arms-length-while-in-nc-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump keeps Mark Robinson at arm&#8217;s length while in NC &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-keeps-mark-robinson-at-arms-length-while-in-nc-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2357654&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>During \u2064his campaign in North Carolina, former President Donald Trump kept a distance from the state&#8217;s controversial Republican nominee for governor, Mark Robinson. While visiting three cities to promote <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/youngkin-urges-gop-to-embrace-early-voting-to-beat-democrats-at-their-own-game\/\" title=\"Youngkin urges GOP to adopt <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hollywood-liberals-dumping-massive-amounts-of-money-into-georgia-senate-runoffs\/\" title=\"Hollywood Liberals Dumping Massive Amounts Of Money Into Georgia Senate Runoffs\">early voting<\/a> to outsmart Democrats in their own strategy.&#8221;>early voting initiatives<\/a>, Trump avoided endorsing \u200cRobinson \u2062amidst his ongoing challenges\u2062 in the gubernatorial race,\u200d particularly following a damaging\u200d report from CNN regarding Robinson&#8217;s past offensive comments. Trump\u2062 expressed unfamiliarity with the current race, which is under \u2063scrutiny\u2062 due to Robinson&#8217;s controversial \u2063remarks and a \u200ddefamation lawsuit he has filed against CNN. \u2063Previously, Trump had \u2063endorsed\u2064 Robinson, but as\u2064 the campaign progresses, it appears\u2064 that Robinson has not been\u200d present at events with Trump or his \u200crunning mate, adding to the Democrats&#8217; efforts to\u2064 link Trump \u2062with \u2063Robinson \u200din an attempt to sway \u2063North Carolina voters.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump keeps Mark Robinson at arm&rsquo;s length while campaigning in North Carolina<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1841931\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a> distanced himself from controversial Republican North Carolina Lt. Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mark-robinson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Mark Robinson<\/a>, who is also the Republican nominee for governor, as he visited three cities in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/north-carolina\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>North Carolina<\/a> to tout the state&rsquo;s early voting initiatives.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The former president was asked if he would encourage his supporters to continue backing Robinson while campaigning on Monday but he did not commit to backing the embattled GOP nominee.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3145190\/how-to-vote-dates-deadlines-know-about-before-election-day\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">VOTER REGISTRATION AND EARLY VOTING: KEY DATES AND DEADLINES IN THE 2024 ELECTION<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m not familiar with the state of the race right now,&rdquo; Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/live-updates\/2024\/10\/21\/2024-elections-live-coverage-updates-analysis\/trump-mark-robinson-north-carolina-00184689\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>told&nbsp;reporters<\/a>. &ldquo;I haven&rsquo;t seen it.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Robinson is facing a tough battle to win the gubernatorial race after CNN published a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/09\/19\/politics\/kfile-mark-robinson-black-nazi-pro-slavery-porn-forum\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">bombshell report<\/a>&nbsp;about his past comments on pornographic websites last month. <\/p>\n<p>Robinson once described himself as a &ldquo;black Nazi&rdquo; and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dnc-launches-ad-campaign-tying-trump-to-mark-robinson-following-cnn-report-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"DNC launches ad campaign tying Trump to Mark Robinson following CNN report - Washington Examiner\">made crude remarks<\/a> about civil rights legend Martin Luther King Jr. on a pornography website&rsquo;s message board, according to CNN&rsquo;s report. Robinson has since filed a $50 million defamation lawsuit against the television network. <\/p>\n<p>Trump had previously endorsed the lieutenant governor, which boosted him in his primary race despite some hesitancy around his controversial comments on women, the LGBT community, and other minority groups. Before the CNN report, Trump had repeatedly praised Robinson and compared him to Martin Luther King Jr. <\/p>\n<p>But now Robinson has not appeared on the campaign stump with either Trump or the former president&rsquo;s running mate, Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH). At the Greenville rally, Sen. Ted Budd (R-NC) spoke onstage before Trump gave his speech.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats attempted to tie Trump to Robinson in hopes of flipping the state blue for the first time since 2008, but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realclearpolling.com\/polls\/president\/general\/2024\/north-carolina\/trump-vs-harris\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>polls<\/a> show that the former president is still leading Vice President Kamala Harris in the Tar Heel State.<\/p>\n<p>Trump also appeared in Asheville to tour the devastation from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hurricane\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Hurricane<\/a> Helene and will visit Concord later Monday evening for a meeting with faith leaders. <\/p>\n<p>At the Greenville rally, Trump also praised voters for <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">breaking early voting records<\/a> in the state.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>More than <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3196929\/turnout-tracker-where-ballots-cast-early-2024-elections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>1 million votes<\/a> have been cast in the state that Trump will need to win to help bolster his campaign and defeat Harris. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They set a record for the first few days of voting,&rdquo; Trump said, noting that the record comes after Helene&rsquo;s wreckage. &ldquo;Now, these are people that lost their houses. 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