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.”
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