'Trump looks bad': Ex-president mocked for reply to question about MAGA candidate
When a reporter asked Donald Trump Thursday whether or not he plans to take back his endorsement for North Carolina GOP gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson, the ex-president replied: "Uhh I don’t know the situation."
Robinson came under fire last week after CNN reported that the MAGA candidate posted racially and sexually offensive comments on a pornography website's message board, and referred to himself as a "Black Nazi."
Several political experts and journalists were quick to put Trump — who endorsed Robinson earlier this year — on blast for his response.
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Democratic strategist Keith Edwards replied: "How did he know there was a situation to not know about"
Politcal analyst and Vanity Fair special correspondent Molly Jong Fast said: "He doesn’t know the situation with Mark Robinson? NOT POSSIBLE"
MSNBC's Katie Phang replied: "In this video, Trump is either: (1) Lying about the Mark Robinson scandal. OR (2) Oblivious about the Mark Robinson scandal. Either way, Trump looks bad."
Mississippi Free Press News Editor Ashton Pittman wrote: "It's funny seeing Mark Robinson put Trump in the same position he's been putting congressional Republicans in for 9 years now: 'I don't know, I haven't seen anything about it.'"
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CNN senior reporter Edward Isaac-Dovere added: "Trump, who spends quite a bit of time paying attention to what’s popping online and on TV, has apparently managed to avoid hearing about the Mark Robinson 'situation'"
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