Tonight on Laura Coates live scandals strikes trumps choice for governor in a Swing State over uncovered comments about being a black nazi could it end trumps undefeated run in the key Battleground State plus threats against springfield, ohio, who refused to slow down over false claims about immigrants eating pets now the mayor is giving himself Emergency Powers, is my Guest Tonight and the Grand Jury that indicted diddy. Heres the more witnesses. Is pressure mounting on his entire inner circle, including the person known as his right Hand Woman called him. Martin Luther King on steroids. No, i have no idea what that even means by no, its not true. In a major scandal involving a Gop Nominee for governor has Everybody Bulking at the audacity of even the initial comparison. Im talking about this candidate, Mark Robinson, the current north Carolina Lieutenant governor. Now, he is a Trump Back Choice for the states top post and republicans are now asking themselves tonight, forget about his own chances at the governor. But will this new Bombshell Hurt trumps chances in North Carolina come this november now that bombshell is am i use the kind of story that makes you your head to the side. Scan the headlines twice, just missed. You actually read it all right. A Cnn Kfile Investigation unearthed incredibly disturbing comments that robinson made on a Porn Website more than a decade ago. Now some of it we can eat air but heres what we can one he described himself as a black Nazi Thread discussing Ben President Barak obama in 2012, he wrote, quote, i take hitler over me of the ship thats in washington right now. Dr. About slavery, saying Quote Slavery is not bad. Some people may be slaves. I wish they would bring it back i would certainly buy a few women and public jim showers as a 14yearold and suggested that hes still fantasize about that as an adult. Writing that he liked watching transgender porn, adding quote, thats effing hot well call himself that one is noteworthy because robinson bills himself as a social conservative case in point theres no Reason Anybody anywhere in america telling me about generalism homosexuality, any of that . The transgender movement in this country, if theres a movement in this country that is demonic, and that is full of the spirit of antichrist is the transgender movement now, niger thinking well, how do we know whos actually robinson that made all these posts well, cnns kfile connected the dots and there were many, many, many dots. Robinson used the same username across other platforms and story is told on the porn four Forum Match his biography, including where hes from, that he married in 1990. The account on nude Africa Used Phrases robinson mentioned elsewhere online, like quote, frogs bad, and Dunder Head now, robinson denies that he said any of this, and he is also vowing to stay in the race and he suggests that something else entirely maybe to blame Artificial Intelligence just 1 Million spent on me through ai by Billionaire Son whos bound and determined to destroy me. The things that people can do with the internet. Now this incredible, but what i can tell you is this, again, these are not my words. Its just like Clarence Thomas said years ago. This is a hightech lynching you know, back long years ago, they used to use ropes, nauta, using table while the Trump Campaign is out with a Statement Tonight touting its efforts in North Carolina touting their efforts, not carolina doesnt actually mention robinson. And cnn is learning that despite efforts to distance trump from him, there had been no efforts to pressure him to drop out at all at time will tell if it stays that way. But one thing we do know for sure the internet never seems to forget joining me now, republican strategist, jonathan bridges, hes hurt his campaign manager, a former congressman, mark walker, in a race against Lieutenant Governor Mark Robinson for North Carolinas governor. Good morning. Jonathan evening. What time of day that i dont know, jonathan. Good evening. Do you right now . I guess reading some of what i have read tonight makes me a little bit dizzying in some respects. These posts are shocking you are calling on robinson to resign why have you decided to speak out now . Well, good evening, laura. And yes, it has been a long day with this october surprise. Look, you know, the comments comments are egregious whether or not trump actually said it, whether its ai, it certainly something you mean Whether Robinson said it, excuse me, wet weather okay . Correct. Whether robinson said it up, its got to be addressed and whether or not Robinsons Team does that is left to be seen you know, the North Carolina Republican Party. He said tonight and im quoting here, Mark Robinson has categoric ugly, deny the allegations made by cnn, but that wont stop the left from trying to demonize him via personal attacks. What does that say about the States Party that they are willing to stand with robinson and it really accused kfile. It seems of storing the truth yeah. You know, that story that statement probably came out around an hour, two hours ago and, you know, thats the Gops Prerogative to standby robinson. But the truth of the matter is and we saw this with Carolina Journal journal latest Poll Today i republicans are slightly behind the democrats for Council Of State up and down the Ballot Weve got to move to the center. Weve got a hit moderate swing voters. And the question is, Can Robinson and other candidates do that . Well, this scandal that dont need me going anywhere yet, will this cost trump North Carolina you know before this week, i initially said no trump was fine. People know trump. Theyve seen him in action as president. And trump would be fine. But after todays poll well after Todays Scandal that came out and call it a scandal at this point trumps actually Neck And Neck with Kamala Harris in North Carolina. And that says a lot in a state that previously carry trumps. So i think now hes worried his campaigns worried trumps the president that close little looks at poll numbers. He looks at public opinion the question remains to be seen whether the Trump Camp puts out a statement or and they stay behind robinson or not, we shall see how this all unfolds. Something tells me there is going to be some legs with this jonathan bridges. Thank you so much. Thank you lets continue the conversation with republican Strategist Liam donovan and cnn political commentator Karen Finney, glad to have both of you guys on first of all, i would say just reading the things that were purportedly said its pretty mindblowing to think about and hypocrisy seems to be a part of this conversation, but also he is defiant. Hes not stepping down because i never said any of these things and he has been making frankly, inflammatory comments for a long time. Lamb. This Type Of Kong With A Black Nazi though, or slavery not good. I see your eyes bugging out because you share the disbelief i do. I think look, if you knew Mark Robinsons name before today, this probably doesnt surprise you, but even those phrases that you said, we, this is, this is next level stuff. Look i think Mark Robinson is an extreme version of something that the Republican Party has had a problem with for more than a decade here, predating Trump Trump having an affinity of the base for flash in the pan candidates and say transgressive things. And that being something that gives them a boost. The problem is that a deep base of support like somebody like trump has when things get this hot, like, i mean, just saying outlandish things when you get to a general election, thats not going to sell. And even before today robinsons pretty much cook that was a race. They were not going to win. Youre North Carolina is very good at electing republican presence and democratic governors that happened when bush won both times, it have when trump won in 2016. The question is, can they get enough of a separation from the ticket to allow trump to not have to worry about being dragged down. And thats, thats really i think if the trajectory as you described as accurate, but really the question is whether it will impact trumps campaign in North Carolina. And while hes been pretty effusively in the past for robinson, listen to this this is Martin Luther king on steroids. I think youre better than Martin Luther king. I think you are Martin Luther king times 21 of the great stars of The Party. What are the great stars in politics, Lieutenant Governor Mark Robinson, im a great supporter of his. Youre in credible Lieutenant Governor Mark Robinson is a hot politician had fallen politician, Lieutenant Governor Mark Robinson, a real star, great guy, friend of mine, Mark Robinson junior times to uhhuh. Okay. When you make sort of hyperbolic statements, theres obviously consequences yeah, accurate statements even more so. But can he control the damage here youre like i just please the monks itself. The topic is so here a couple of things that i will put on the table. Lets also remember that donald j. Trump has been found liable for Sexual Assault he of a woman that and weve heard other, you know, so theres a level of hypocrisy here in a Republican Party that is supposed to be about Family Values and valuing people that wear the top of the ticket in the gubernatorial race is someone who would say these things. And even when he, even before, like you said, if you didnt know his name because of this Today And Youd heard just named previously. Its not like this is the first time he said these horrible things we really should not be surprised clearly, somebody did not do their job in the Oppo Research Department in the selfresearch thats a whole other topic. But i think its an, its an indication of a Republican Party that is very much lost because remember in 2022, when a number of maga candidates made their way through the primaries and really were an embarrassment to the Republican Party. And it was this question, is trump going to be a drag on them or are they going to be a drag on trump . No if we know the answer to that because heres the thing. You lambs exactly right the Harris Campaign is going to tie Donald Trump to this candidate over and over and over again over the next 47 days. This is his guy, right and thats his judgment as a Judgment Question as well. But i think the bigger question for the Republican Party is, when is it going to stop . When are you going to, win . Moderates in The Party, true conservatives in The Party going to stand up and say enough, were not going to keep nominating people who are you know saying these crazy racist sexist massage and is dangerous things when does that happen . When does the people who are in the middle stand up because the people who didnt vote in that republican primary, thats on you, thats your guy you made that happen. When you look at this lamb and to karens point about the red lines that are drawn or maybe not dry. I mean, if you put back on the screen those list of controversial endorsements of trump in the past and every one, we can put a point to a story that Campaign Strategy as must be pulling their hair out when theres association. And this, the town like washington, dc, when everyone is ready to take ten Foot Pole and extended a time, youve season correctly, they dont want to be tied to anything bad. Why do you think the Trump Strategy though, is to be dismissive of the criticism of these people will have to see what happens with the trump. Maybe theyve been, theyve been pretty quiet here right now and it sounds like theyre trying to work behind the scenes to get him out if thats possible, its like really at the 11th Hour in terms of getting him off the ballot or however that works with state law. One thing i would note about that cast of characters that Star Wars bar that you had up on the screen there on a number of them, those were trump picks. Trump put a thumb on the scale. He decided who theyd be. The unique thing and then tie that i saw on that screen was roy moore. Roy moore was not a trump pick. Roy moore was the pick of the republican base against trumps pick. What to your point, trump did was when the chips were down, he backed roy more to help despite all the things that we know about one more. So the question is here, does trump in his, in his style as he is want to do often kind of doubledown. In this case, robinson is so toxic it doesnt seem wise. Theres really nothing in it it for trump. One thing that i would note though, i think in terms of the Harris Approach here the shift in Harriss Rhetoric from the Biden Strategy of Casting Trump as this existential authoritarian figure the twist to these guys are weird. I think that comes into play here because Mark Robinson is nothing if not weird. These comments that you mentioned are nothing if not deeply, deeply weird. The question is, does sitting next to that Weirdness Make Trump look normal . This is about the only thing that can possibly make trump look less threatening than someone else. And i think as a foil, actually, thats the one way i would say maybe it doesnt matter that much, but the Connective Tissue really quick on this point, the Connective Tissue seems to be that hes saying what he says are addressed all these were comments about a decade, that but the idea of saying that a system has been weaponized against him and that its all false and coming from the left and the mainstream media, Et Cetera that tactic has been successful at least two galvanizing the base for trump. I think robinsons trying to seize on that. He probably is at thats what exactly what it seems like. His rhetoric was very trumpesque on that front. Weve seen other republican candidates try that. It did not work for them, where it works for trump because theyre not trump. I think thats thats a problem. Well see what quick its so obviously him, i mean, look, i think this stuff this stuff, the base might might get there, but thats not going to get you to 50 in the state wed like North Carolina, just not thats right. I will say ive carolina, it seems to be in play. Who knew lamb . Karen standby Kamala Harris tonight getting the Oprah Treatment and saying something that she thinks her staff i have to clean up. That moment is coming up. Plus springfield, ohio braces for a visit by Donald Trump as the citys mayor, assumes Emergency Powers that deal with the threats in his own city should trump abandon his visit. Ill ask the mayor next time is three stupid d5 i know. Is this what hes doing now as your host, i have some rules. First, no showers longer than five minutes. This isnt a spot. No games, no fund . Yes. Gosh vrbo, when other Vacation Rentals make you share your turf with a host try one, you have all to yourself. Welcome to the now way to network. 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