Lt. Gov Who Said 'Some Folks Need Killing' Speaks at RNC

North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson kept things less controversial in his convention speech
By Evann Gastaldo,  Newser Staff
Posted Jul 16, 2024 1:00 AM CDT
Lt. Governor Who Said 'Some Folks Need Killing' Speaks at RNC
Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, R-NC, speaks during the Republican National Convention Monday, July 15, 2024, in Milwaukee.   (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)

North Carolina's lieutenant governor (and the Republican nominee to be the state's next governor) Mark Robinson was one of the opening speakers Monday night at the Republican National Convention, and his inclusion drew quite a bit of attention given his past "incendiary" comments, per the AP. At a recent North Carolina church service, Robinson spoke about the "evil" people threatening American Christianity. As the Carolina Journal reported last week, Robinson says other comments from that day were taken out of context. The quote:

  • "We didn't argue and capitulate and talk about, well, maybe we shouldn't fight the Nazis. That's hard. No, they're bad. Kill them. Some liberal somewhere is gonna say that sounds awful. Too bad. Get mad at me if you want to. Some folks need killing. It's time for somebody to say it. It's not a matter of vengeance. It's not a matter of being mean or spiteful. It's a matter of necessity."

His remarks at the RNC, however, steered clear of that type of rhetoric. They were also "brief," Rolling Stone reports. He did not mention the apparent assassination attempt on Trump on Saturday, but did, similarly to his fellow opening speaker Marjorie Taylor Greene, attack President Biden on his economic policies. (The economy was the theme of day one of the RNC, USA Today reports.) "Under Joe Biden grocery prices have skyrocketed," he said. "Gas prices have nearly doubled. And in North Carolina factories just like the one I worked in are closing, leaving families feeling hopeless." (For an overview of some of Robinson's more inflammatory comments, see here.)

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