Former President Donald Trump has dubbed Republican North Carolina Lt. Gov Mark Robinson a “Martin Luther King on steroids.”
Appearing at a North Carolina rally Saturday, Trump described Robinson as MLK while expressing how impressed he was with him.
“I heard him coming in on the plane. I was listening. And I said to the people in the plane, ‘Watch this: This is Martin Luther King on steroids, OK?'” he began.
“Now, I told that to Mark. I said, ‘I think you’re better than Martin Luther King. I think you are Martin Luther King times two.’ And he looked at me and I wasn’t sure, was he angry because that’s a terrible thing to say? Or was he complimented? I have never figured it out,” he added.
Turning then to Robinson, who was present at the rally, he continued, “When I said that to you, you looked like, I don’t know if I like that comment. You should like it because you are outstanding and you’re going to be the next governor. So that’s going to be very cool.”
Listen:
Speaking next, Robinson, who’s running for North Carolina governor, endorsed Trump.
“The failed Biden-Stein agenda of the Democrat Party has brought our country to crisis,” he said, referencing North Carolina Democrat gubernatorial candidate Josh Stein, according to Fox News. “We need more bold fighters like Donald Trump.”
“I look forward to partnering with him to take on the failed Biden-Stein agenda, lead our united Republican ticket to victory in November, and get our state and country back on track,” he added.
The crazy thing about N.C. is that whereas the Lt. Gov. is a staunch Republican, the actual governor, Roy Cooper, is a rabid Democrat who’s obsequiously backed every move by the Biden administration and is of course supporting President Joe Biden in the 2024 race.
“So many times people have tried to count Joe Biden out, and so many times he has proved them wrong,” he told Spectrum News last month. “And when you look at the success that he was able to generate during the first two years in office, he’s got plenty of time to make that case.”
It’s not clear what he defines as “success”? High inflation? Endless illegal migration? Increasing crime?
Couldn’t let @POTUS leave North Carolina without stopping at @CookOut for a shake. pic.twitter.com/jmN9oD3QOR
— Governor Roy Cooper (@NC_Governor) January 18, 2024
Robinson meanwhile is a Republican who’s jumped through hoops to try to prevent Cooper from enacting his far-left agenda in N.C.
The two got into a particularly nasty back-and-forth in 2022 after Robinson committed the apparent crime of bragging about owning some AR-15s, which, FYI, are legal to own.
“Speaking in the second of his two appearances during worship services at Midpoint Church in Middlesex on May 15, Robinson said he owned AR-15s in case ‘the government got too big for its britches,'” according to High Point station WGHP.
He also reportedly said he was “going to fill the backside of them britches with some lead.”
Cooper, a rabid leftist, was incensed:
This is dangerous and not who we are as patriotic North Carolinians. @MarkRobinsonNC‘s assault weapon threats are bad enough, but an elected official sworn to uphold the constitution advocating violent overthrow of our govt shames NC and puts our safety and our democracy at risk. pic.twitter.com/38AKeSaqNY
— Governor Roy Cooper (@NC_Governor) May 31, 2022
Robinson for his part never responded to Cooper’s whining, though plenty of North Carolina Republicans did.
Look:
But that is exactly why we have the 2nd Amendment.
— Joe “Balloon Man” Biden☠️ (@TrumpUndead) May 31, 2022
This is also WHY @markrobinsonNC will and should be our next governor.
— PatriotMomma (@PatriotMomma83) May 31, 2022
So what is he saying that’s wrong? He has a right to speak his opinion! Read the constitution again @NC_Governor ! If you are scared, evaluate yourself! Signed, a lifelong NC citizen!
— Brantley Lyerly (@BrantleyandJon) May 31, 2022
What part bothers you more, someone from a minority group that has the means to defend themselves or someone from a minority group willing to defend the Constitution if the government becomes tyrannical?
— Alejandro (@gul_garak) May 31, 2022
Just like you to twist this to your political gain. You might want to read the Constitution, “…That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and institute a new Government.”
— James Shores (@JamesShoresNC) May 31, 2022
Isn’t he just reiterating the second amendment? Are you publicly stating you are against the constitution? The second amendment is for the protection of the government oppressing the population. Our founders put checks and balances in for a lot of scenarios.
— Jason Weaver (@bigjabird) May 31, 2022
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V. Saxena is a staff writer with a decade of experience as a professional writer, and a lifetime of experience as an avid news junkie. He holds a degree in computer technology from Purdue University. Saxena also contributes to BizPac Review.
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