RALEIGH — Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump will be in Raleigh on Tuesday evening, the candidate’s second visit to North Carolina in less than a month. Will Gov. Pat McCrory join his chosen presidential candidate on stage, or just raise money for Trump like last time?
Gov. McCrory has twice pledged to support Trump, and Sen. Richard Burr has endorsed Trump as well. The Democratic challengers of both McCrory and Burr — Roy Cooper and Deborah Ross — are joining President Obama and Secretary Clinton at a rally in Charlotte on Tuesday, so it is likely that McCrory and Burr will join Trump in Raleigh.
“While many Republican leaders race to distance themselves from Trump’s hate-mongering, Gov. McCrory is doubling down on his support for Trump,” said Gerrick Brenner, executive director of Progress NC Action. “The governor has once again chosen the side of extremism and demagoguery over genuine leadership, and North Carolina deserves better.”
Trump is a candidate who:
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Referred to Mexican immigrants as rapists and drug dealers during his campaign announcement
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Accused a federal judge of being biased solely because of his Mexican heritage, which the Republican Speaker of the House noted is “the definition of a racist comment”
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Posted a picture from a Neo-Nazi website of Hillary Clinton accompanied by a Star of David on a background of money
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Insinuated that President Obama was involved in the Orlando nightclub shooting
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Has repeatedly encouraged his supporters to attack protesters, saying he would pay his supporters’ legal fees
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Commented on the size of his private parts during a presidential debate
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Said of his daughter, “If Ivanka weren’t my daughter, perhaps I’d be dating her.”
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Has repeatedly demeanedand sexualized women based on their physical appearances
