Lt. Governor Mark Robinson’s Extremism On Full Display
Over the weekend, Lieutenant Governor Mark Robinson endorsed Donald Trump and doubled down on his out of step, MAGA agenda that will hurt North Carolinians. At an out-of-state conservative conference, Robinson made a “move to align himself with Trump” and “gain the support of…Trump loyalists.”
But back at home, an editorial noted that his speech was “combative” and “heated,” and in it, he “shared his desire to make North Carolina more like ruby-red Texas and even Florida.” And a television station in Robinson’s hometown made clear that his extremism would be on full display all summer long as he plans to “attend events helmed by groups at the frontline of the culture war.” That includes a group that recently “came under fire for using a quote attributed to Adolf Hitler” and a convention that’s been described as “featuring prominent QAnon influencers, anti-vaccination activists, and election fraud conspiracy theorists.”
Mark Robinson is leaning into the most extreme fringes of the Republican Party and offering voters a glimpse into the damage he would do if elected – prioritizing divisive and job-killing culture wars that will threaten opportunities for public schools, economies, and communities across North Carolina. North Carolinians will have a clear choice next November – Josh Stein will fight for them, not fight the culture wars.
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Charlotte Observer: NC Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson endorses Trump’s White House return: Need a ‘warrior at helm’
- Robinson endorsed Trump over a slate of other GOP presidential candidates.
- Robinson’s support appears to be a calculated move to align himself with Trump as the lieutenant governor seeks to gain the support of the same Trump loyalists who have made the former president the front-runner for the GOP’s presidential nomination in 2024.
- His endorsement also reciprocates a favor: Trump pledged to endorse Robinson in his bid for the state’s top office during this month’s NC GOP convention in Greensboro.
- He’s quickly become one of the state’s most influential, and often controversial, voices in NC Republican politics for his views on social issues and current events — from race and sexuality to school shootings.
- “Ordinary looks crazy to the insane. What we’re facing is the insane,” Robinson said. “So if they want to call me crazy, they want to call you crazy, let them call us that. I look crazy to you because you’re insane.”
News & Observer Editorial Board: In a speech away from NC, Mark Robinson is his old combative self
- Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson has been a little less pugilistic since officially launching his 2024 bid for governor in April. But in a speech away from North Carolina on Friday, Robinson showed a lot of his old fire.
- His appearance at the Faith and Freedom Coalition’s annual conference in Washington, D.C. was one of his first major appearances as a candidate, and it offered an early glimpse of what he might be like on the campaign trail.
- Robinson first delivered a ringing endorsement of Donald Trump onstage, a move that quickly made national headlines.
- Robinson shared his desire to make North Carolina more like ruby-red Texas and even Florida, which he claimed are thriving compared to Democratic-led states that are “falling apart.”
- North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, who has never shied away from controversy, is hitting the road this summer to attend events helmed by groups at the frontline of the culture war and including speakers like former President Donald Trump, InfoWars host Alex Jones and actress Roseanne Barr.
- From June 29 to July 2, Moms for Liberty, an SPLC-designated extremist group accused of frequent campaigns of abuse and harassment against detractors, will be hosting the “Joyful Warriors” summit in Philadelphia, where Robinson will join Trump, Ron DeSantis and Robert F. Kennedy Jr., among other speakers. Tickets range from $249 to $499.
- On Thursday, Moms for Liberty came under fire for using a quote attributed to Adolf Hitler in a newsletter an Indiana chapter distributed, and they quickly apologized.
- And then on Aug. 25 and 26, Robinson will appear at a Las Vegas leg of the ReAwaken America Tour, a religious touring convention helmed by General Michael Flynn and Clay Clark, an entrepreneur and podcaster, that features a litany of speakers, many of them deeply tied to conspiracy theories like QAnon and “The Great Reset.”
