North Carolina governor: Trump ‘needs to suffer the consequences’ of backing Robinson

by Galen Bacharier, NC Newsline

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper said Wednesday that he believed Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson’s presence on the ballot could hurt former President Donald Trump’s chances of winning the battleground state this November.

“There’s some down-ballot things going on – some guy running for governor on the Republican side who’s made a little news,” Cooper said during an interview at The New York Times’ Climate Forward conference.

“And we think there can be a bottom-up effect here. Because Donald Trump makes guys like Mark Robinson, supports them, encourages them, still hasn’t condemned him in any way.”