Mitch Kokai, John Locke Foundation senior political analyst, discusses North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson’s response to a CNN report about objectionable online comments. Kokai offered these remarks during the Sept. 27, 2024, edition of PBS North Carolina’s “State Lines.”
Locke’s Mitch Kokai analyzes Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson’s response to CNN controversy
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