So, DJT thinks MKR >= MLK? (Seriously?)
Mark Robinson and Yolanda Hill have racked up three bankruptcies, an eviction, a business 
failure, and multiple bad check charges. Even though they now make a combined $350,000 per year, they’re still stiffing a former landlord on a $2,000 debt. They’ve applied for and accepted federal paycheck protection grants they really didn’t qualify for. They’ve misrepresented family members on paperwork submitted by their family business to the Internal Revenue Service. Their family business, totally funded by the taxpayers, has such poor records you can’t tell where the money went or who got paid. Mark Robinson has even professed that anyone who wants him to handle money matters is going to end up in jail. Yet, Donald J. Trump says Mark Robinson is the second coming of Martin Luther King, Jr. and needs to be the next governor of North Carolina:
Former President Donald Trump held a fundraiser Tuesday night for North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson’s campaign for governor.
The event was held at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Club in Florida with tickets that started at $1,000. A handful of GOP congressional and statewide candidates were in attendance, including 6th District candidate Bo Hines (who Trump had endorsed in 2022), labor commissioner candidate Luke Farley and lieutenant governor candidates Hal Weatherman and Seth Woodall.
In a speech praising Robinson, Trump referred to him as North Carolina’s next governor and compared his speaking style to the late civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.
“First it was the voice — I said, ‘that voice is good,'” Trump said Tuesday, according to video of the event posted to Facebook. “And then I said, ‘you know what, I swear, I think you’re better than Dr. Martin Luther King.’ And I wasn’t sure if he was happy about that, because Dr. Martin Luther King was great. And I think he didn’t like that comparison, but he accepted it.”[…]
So, the voice and the speaking style did it for ol’ DJT? Never mind that two much more accomplished men — Dale Folwell and Bill Graham — are also in the GOP primary field for North Carolina governor.
The Robinson endorsement was not the only recent North Carolina-connected move for the former president. Trump is also wading into the GOP primary for the 6th congressional district:
Former President Donald Trump endorsed lobbyist Addison McDowell Wednesday in McDowell’s campaign for a Greensboro-area congressional seat — a blow to candidate Bo Hines, who was endorsed by Trump in 2022, and former U.S. Rep. Mark Walker, who is seeking a return to Congress.
McDowell has worked in North Carolina Republican politics for years and lobbies for Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina, and he’s making his first run for elected office. He and his brother, fellow lobbyist Ches McDowell, were at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach, Florida, on Tuesday to meet with the former president and his team. […]
Okay. So, the guy who pledged to ‘clean up the swamp’ is betting it all on A LOBBYIST in a race for AN OPEN congressional seat in North Carolina?
Don’t forget Trump stepping in at the last minute over the summer to cut the legs out from under a conservative challenge to NCGOP chairman Michael Whatley.
Don’t forget that Trump endorsed Thom Tillis in 2020 — chasing away a solid potential conservative primary challenger.
Trump elevated Nikki Haley to UN ambassador, which allowed her to credibly become the top establishment opponent to Trump in 2024. Trump also gave us the horrible Ronna Romney over at the RNC.
The record is clear. Trump’s record on personnel decisions is a bit shaky. He’s gotten quite a bit of bad advice.
So, what is the value of a Trump endorsement? It wasn’t much for the GOP nominee for governor of Kentucky last month. The website ballotpedia put together an interesting analysis of Trump’s endorsements during his presidency and after.
According to the media, we are one of those so-called “battleground states”. In 2022, Trump had an overall success rate of 48 percent with his gubernatorial endorsees. If you narrow the field to just endorsees from so-called battleground states, his success rate drops to 30 percent.
All this begs the question: WHY get involved in internal party elections? Trump is going to need support from Robinson, Folwell, and Graham supporters down the road. Why rock the boat at this point? Why risk turning off voters you HAD in-pocket?
There used to be an old saw in politics about staying out of primaries – out of other people’s races. You’re pretty much inviting people to jump in and work against you when your time to face the voters comes up.
Good luck 2nd guessing Donald Trump. He’s carried North Carolina twice , and will again. A Trump endorsement is Gold and always preferable…. Does he always get it right … nope , but I’d rather have it than not. And , as for Kentucky , the winner was a very popular incumbent. NC is an open seat …. Go Trump ! Go Mark R !
That’s an insult to the hard working grassroots conservatives who actually carried North Carolina for which Trump was the beneficiary. And whom are somewhat less than impressed with the fact that he’s learned nothing from his bad endorsements and employment hires.
Even when poor choices are staring us in the face we continue to make poor choices. Wonder how Trump makes his decision about who to endorse? But what was clear from his presidency was his staffing choices were for the most part questionable. And as this article states his endorsement is not gold, and given his picks that is probably to our advantage.
Sounds good. You spin it however you want …. i’ll take Donald Trump endorsement ANY day. Having Senator Budd and former President Donald Trump endorsement is GOLD in North Carolina. Both are standard bearers , statewide winners …. Trump twice ….Go Trump ! Go Mark Robinson!!
When did competence go out of style? Dale Folwell has done incredible work in every position he has held and he is willing to take a stand when needed.
Donald Trump was a great president and will be again, but his endorsements have always been a mixed bag. Just looking at North Carolina, he has made two US Senate endorsement. One was Ted Budd, which was an excellent endorsement, but the other was Thom Tillis, a horrible endorsement. In fact, it was so bad, that the crowd at the Trump rally booed loudly when Trump announced it. His Robinson endorsement is more in the Tillis category.
Trump LOVES Trump..always has, always will.
He’s a NY yankee, always has been, always will be.
TRUST Trump…right….Last I recall, just about every person he hired, he ended up firing and most sued him or told horrid stories about him.
And let’s not discuss 3-4 wives, affairs, porn star….The man is a terrible judge of character and he fails commitment 10-fold…I assume he made a covenant to honor, cherish his numerous wives???
No thank you for his judgement…
Well, Mark admitted that he “doesn’t do math”. He told the truth. If he can’t run his own household, he certainly can’t run the state of NC.
It’s also sketchy that he and his family hold 3 government contracts for services.
We are fortunate that Treasurer Dale Folwell, who does do math is in the primary. Every vote counts. I encourage everyone to share this article with anyone considering who votes in the primaries!
You folks keep trashing Trump. Good look …. Im 100 % on board with Donald Trump. You folks spin it how you want. ALL IN WITH PRESIDENT TRUMP.
where do the rest of you stand ? With Trump or against ? We know jwmson doest like him ….
And all im saying is as a candidate I’d rather have Budd and Trump endorse than not. But yall spin it however you want.
Trump was a good president once, and will be again. I could also go with deSantis if he were the nominee. Being a good president, and always making good endorsements, however, are not always the same thing.
Did you approve of Trump’s endorsement of Thom Tillis, or did you react like those at the Trump rally who booed his announcement of that endorsement? A Tillis endorsement is enough to make any good conservative question any further endorsements from that source. He clearly relied on bad information then, and may well in future endorsements as well.
Mark Robinson swings a knife and fork better than he swings a gavel.