ROUNDUP: Mark Robinson Facing Backlash for his Extreme Agenda and Role in Multiple Scandals
ROUNDUP: Mark Robinson Facing Backlash for his Extreme Agenda and Role in Multiple Scandals
As the eyes of the nation turn toward North Carolina today, GOP nominee for governor Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson is still stuck to his dangerous record of supporting a total abortion ban with no exceptions and attacking public education, while also facing serious scrutiny for his role in a public corruption scandal and running a child care center that endangered children.
“While Attorney General Josh Stein focuses on keeping families safe and cutting costs for the middle class, Mark Robinson is a dangerous extremist who threatens North Carolina’s freedoms, families and economy. Not only does Robinson want to rip away fundamental freedoms and dismantle public education, but he’s also stuck in the middle of multiple scandals related to abusing taxpayer money and endangering children,” said DGA National Press Secretary Devon Cruz. “The stakes in the governor’s race in North Carolina could not be higher – and voters across party lines will continue to reject Mark Robinson’s toxic record and plans with every day of scrutiny he continues to receive.”
In just the last month, here’s how Mark Robinson has faced scrutiny for his record of extremism and failures:
- Total Abortion Ban: Mark Robinson has made clear he wants to ban abortion completely, without exceptions for rape and incest, calling abortion “murder” and “genocide.” Robinson has also told women that, “abortion in this country is not about protecting the lives of mothers. It is about killing the child because you weren’t responsible enough to keep your skirt down.” Robinson is airing TV ads trying to rewrite his anti-abortion record, but North Carolina voters know it’s just another desperate election year lie.
- Helped Run Nonprofit with Missing Taxpayer Money: Mark Robinson and his wife have been caught in a serious scandal, as reports made clear the “seriously deficient” nonprofit Robinson’s wife ran overcharged the government by tens of thousands of dollars, somehow losing those taxpayer dollars, and was ordered to repay over $132,000 for their failures and mismanagement. Instead of explaining where the money went and paying it back, Mark Robinson is lashing out with more conspiracies.
- Endangering Children: Recent reports have called out Mark Robinson for his role in helping run a child care center that was “unsanitary” and “endangered children,” by exposing children as young as one-year old to uncovered electrical outlets, falsifying staff credentials, not running background checks, failing to ensure adult supervision at times, and was even reported to operate without heat, light, and water.
- Attacking Public Education: Robinson has a record of insulting teachers, calling them “wicked people” and “wrong-headed,” proposing gutting public schools of their curriculum and funding, and was recently exposed for falsely claiming that teaching Christianity in schools would stop school shootings after he’s mocked mass-shooting victims in the past.
- Advocating for Political Violence: Robinson recently proclaimed that “some folks need killing” because “we now find ourselves struggling with people who have evil intent.” Robinson “has long made it clear who he sees as threats: abortion providers, public school teachers, and Democrats,” and has previously said that AR-15s were meant to be used against a government that had gotten “too big for its britches.”
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