Trump says if he wins, women would ‘no longer be thinking about abortion’
LA TimesFormer President Trump holds his grandson Luke Trump as he speaks at a campaign event in Wilmington, N.C., on Saturday. Robinson has denied writing the posts, which include lewd and racist comments, saying Thursday that he wouldn’t be forced out of the race by “salacious tabloid lies.” Trump’s campaign has appeared to distance itself from Robinson in the wake of the CNN reporting, which the AP has not independently verified, saying in a statement that Trump “is focused on winning the White House and saving this country” and calling North Carolina “a vital part of that plan,” without mentioning Robinson. The former president lifted Carolina Trump to the microphone, where she said “Make America great again” to cheers, followed by her older brother, Luke Trump, who said, “Vote for Grandpa.” They’re the children of Eric Trump, the former president’s second son, and his wife, Lara Trump, a North Carolina native who now serves as co-chair of the Republican National Committee. Bulletproof glass surrounded Trump as he spoke, a new precaution for outdoor venues the Secret Service implemented after a bullet grazed Trump’s ear during a rally in Butler, Pa. Trump supporters dismiss the new claims against Robinson A Republican has carried North Carolina in every general election since 1976 save one, when Barack Obama won the state in 2008. Trump has long praised Robinson, who is Black, referring to him as “Martin Luther King on steroids.” Politics North Carolina GOP governor candidate vows to stay in race despite media report North Carolina Republican gubernatorial nominee Mark Robinson has vowed to remain in his race despite a CNN media report about comments it says he made on a website.