“The antithesis of everything Dr. [Martin Luther] King represented,” describing it as “white supremacy in blackface.
In an interview with MSNBC’s “Inside with Jen Psaki,” Warnock criticized his subject, Robinson. CNN report Last week, he revealed that he once made several lewd comments on a pornographic website, where he supported slavery, called himself a “black Nazi,” called Martin Luther King Jr. “worse than a wolf” and “if he was in the KKK,” the deceased would call the civil rights leader “Martin Luther Coon.” Robinson denied this report.
“[Robinson] talks about wanting to bring back slavery. I mean, this talk is beyond common sense. He calls himself a black Nazi. These are his words,” Warnock told Psaki.
Warnock reflected on Robinson’s words, noting that he is the current pastor of the historic Ebenezer Baptist Church in Georgia. worked as a pastor From 1960 until his assassination in 1968.
“The people of North Carolina should consider that this is Donald Trump’s nominee,” he said, linking Senator Robinson to former President Donald Trump.
Warnock accused Trump of supporting Robinson in 2022 for the same reasons Trump supported Warnock’s opponent, former professional football player Herschel Walker.
“[Trump] tried it in my race. This is not the first time he has nominated a black candidate who is unfit and unqualified to serve, with the cynical idea that somehow the voters will be confused about who this person represents,” Warnock said.
Trump has not spoken about Robinson since the CNN story broke, but has praised him many times in the past. It was Robinson especially missing From Trump’s Saturday rally in Wilmington, North Carolina.
During a rally in Asheboro, North Carolina last month, Trump wished Robinson luck and told attendees, “Mark has to win. He must win. You have to win. He is a good person.”
During a pre-Super Tuesday rally in Greensboro, North Carolina, in March, Trump called Robinson “Martin Luther King on steroids.“
“I told Mark that. I said, I think you’re better than Martin Luther King. I think you are Martin Luther King twice,” the former president said.
NBC News reported last week that despite pressure from allies and those within his own campaign, he has no plans for the former president to formally withdraw his endorsement of Robinson.