RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson was on the national stage again Monday, telling delegates at the Republican National Convention that President Joe Biden was to blame for high costs at the pump and in the grocery stores — and that Donald Trump would help improve the economy.
Robinson, an ally of Trump, is running for governor in North Carolina against Democratic Attorney General Josh Stein.
“Come November, I plan to be the first Black governor of North Carolina,” Robinson said.
Robinson was one of several Republican speakers Monday to advocate for Trump, who formally won the nomination Monday at the convention in Milwaukee.
Robinson gave an abbreviated version of a familiar everyman stump speech, focusing on the economy, the top issue for voters. He grew up poor in a big Greensboro family. As an adult, he said, he lost jobs due to the North American Free Trade Agreement.
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