Editorial: Phil Berger, Donald Trump and the company they keep
Tuesday, March 5, 2024 -- Phil Berger and Donald Trump are known by the company they keep - and endorse - and where they stand when it comes to decency and integrity.
Posted — UpdatedDonald Trump, the ex-president, is the most powerful and influential Republican in the nation.
Phil Berger Sr., the leader of North Carolina legislature, is the most powerful Republican in the state.
To their most ardent followers, what they say goes! No questions asked and fewer answers offered.
Of course the likes of Josh Stein, Michael Morgan, Marcus Williams, Chrelle Booker or Gary Foxx were dismissed out-of-hand.
That narrowed the choices to current state treasurer and former state legislator Dale Folwell, former prosecutor and 2008 gubernatorial candidate Bill Graham and current lieutenant governor and National Rifle Association personality Robinson.
Folwell, as a legislator and state treasurer, has established a steadfast record – through votes in the legislature and actions in his current office -- as a fiscal and social conservative. He has been endorsed by the State Employees Association of North Carolina.
Graham has a record as a private attorney, prosecutor and statewide candidate. He is largely funding his campaign for governor himself.
Prior to becoming lieutenant governor, Robinson had no record of public service. He’s become nationally known for inflammatory comments aimed at women, the Jewish community, environmental advocates, LGBTQ people and even school shooting survivors while embracing false conspiracy theories.
How inflammatory?
These are not isolated utterances but proforma. They are the abundant fruit of the poisonous tree of bigotry, bullying and bile.
Phil Berger and Donald Trump are known by the company they keep – and endorse.
We know where Berger and Trump stand when it comes to decency and integrity.
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