Second gentleman Doug Emhoff slammed former President Trump Thursday night for not disavowing North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson (R), calling his earlier reward for the gubernatorial nominee “shameful.”
In an interview with MSNBC’s Jen Psaki, Emhoff was requested about previous feedback reportedly made by Robinson, together with calling himself a “Black Nazi.”
“The fact that Donald Trump was right here in Wilmington, right where I am sitting, where he could not disavow Mark Robinson. He was trying to ignore it, but he did not disavow what Robinson said,” Emhoff instructed Psaki, who beforehand served as White Home press secretary.
“It is shameful,” he added.
The remarks come after CNN launched a bombshell report earlier this month linking Robinson to an account that made many offensive statements on a porn web site’s message board. The lieutenant governor has denied the report and vowed to proceed within the race.
The previous president, throughout a speech Thursday, dodged on whether or not he would pull his endorsement from the gubernatorial nominee, telling reporters, “I don’t know the situation.”
When requested about what he makes of Robinson’s earlier feedback and the state of the GOP, Emhoff had mentioned that “a strong Republican party” is required.
“It is pure cowardice. It is shameful. We need a strong Republican Party,” Emhoff responded. “We need people like Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger who come out and endorse Kamala Harris. You may not agree on every single idea and policy, but you agree on who we are as Americans.”
The second gentleman additionally ripped Trump for beforehand evaluating Robinson to Martin Luther King Jr.
“He said that he is Martin Luther King Jr. on steroids. He has not disavowed any of that, so Donald Trump is supporting Mark Robinson,” Emhoff mentioned within the interview.
He additionally condemned the previous president final week for his remarks at an occasion elevating consciousness for combating antisemitism wherein the GOP nominee recommended Jewish folks will partly shoulder the blame if he loses in November.
“It is an outrage, and it is not just Jewish people who should be outraged,” Emhoff mentioned.
The Hill has reached out to the Trump marketing campaign for remark.
