Former President Trump endorsed GOP candidate Mark Robinson for North Carolina governor on Saturday, dubbing him "Martin Luther King on steroids." (Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Robinson is the favorite to win the GOP nomination, thanks in part to endorsements from Trump and the NRA.
"What an honor to welcome President Donald Trump to my hometown of Greensboro today! I am humbled to have his endorsement," Robinson said in a Saturday statement.
"The failed Biden-Stein agenda of the Democrat Party has brought our country to crisis," he said, referencing the leading Democrat in the North Carolina gubernatorial race, Josh Stein. "We need more bold fighters like Donald Trump. I look forward to partnering with him to take on the failed Biden-Stein agenda, lead our united Republican ticket to victory in November, and get our state and country back on track."
Robinson, a Greensboro native, burst onto the political scene when he gave a fiery and viral speech on gun rights and the 2nd Amendment before the city council in 2018. (Robert Willett/The News & Observer via AP)
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"I’m a law-abiding citizen who’s never shot anybody," Robinson said at the meeting, which was viewed over 200 million times. "Every time we have one of these shootings, nobody wants to put the blame where it goes, which is at the shooter’s feet. You want to put it at my feet. You want to turn around and restrict my right."
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
Anders Hagstrom is a reporter with Fox News Digital covering national politics and major breaking news events. Send tips to Anders.Hagstrom@Fox.com, or on Twitter: @Hagstrom_Anders.
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