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"Some Folks Need Killing!": Mark Robinson's Latest Dangerous and Violent Rant

A new report from the New Republic revealed video footage of Mark Robinson going on a dangerous rant, where he alluded to endorsing political violence, saying "Some folks need killing!" and "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!"

The New Republic continued: "Robinson might try to argue that he only meant that our enemies during World War II-and torturers and murderers and rapists today-deserve 'killing.' But the sum total of his remarks plainly suggests otherwise. He seemed to analogize the need to kill World War II enemies to the need to kill enemies in the present, enemies who harbor 'evil intent,' enemies conservatives are struggling against 'now.'"

In fact, Robinson claimed, "We now find ourselves struggling with people who have evil intent." But even more alarming, NC Newsline added that Robinson's campaign "did not respond to a question about who the people with 'evil intent' are that Robinson alluded to immediately prior to the 'killing' comments."

This is just the latest in Robinson's long record of pushing extreme and violent rhetoric. He has previously declared "it's time to stand up and fight" federal law enforcement, said he has an AR-15 in case the government gets "too big for its britches," and defended the Kent State Massacre and mocked school shooting survivors, while also posting memes mocking other dangerous real-life examples of political violence.

"After calling for violence against federal law enforcement and spreading hateful conspiracy theories, Mark Robinson is continuing his pattern of chaos, hate, and violence," said DGA Communications Director Sam Newton. "His continuing calls for political violence are incredibly serious, deeply dangerous and he must immediately answer more questions explaining who he was targeting."

Read more on Mark Robinson saying, "Some Folks Need Killing!"below:

• New Republic: MAGA Gov Candidate's Ugly, Hateful Rant: "Some Folks Need Killing!""Some folks need killing!" Robinson, the state's lieutenant governor, shouted during a roughly half-hour-long speech in Lake Church in the tiny town of White Lake, in the southeast corner of the state. "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!"
• NC Newsline: Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson at NC church meeting: "Some folks need killing""In a statement, the campaign for Robinson's Democratic opponent in the fall, Attorney General Josh Stein, said, 'These comments fall into a long history of Robinson endorsing violence, including political violence.'"
• Rolling Stone: Trump-Endorsed Candidate for Governor: 'Some Folks Need Killing'"Extremist pastor Mark Robinson wants to be North Carolina's next governor, and his vision for the country is one of bloody ruthlessness."
• MSNBC: 'Some folks need killing': North Carolina Lt. Gov takes Christian nationalism to dangerous low"On the Sunday before the Fourth of July, North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, the Republican nominee for governor, stood on a church pulpit and called for the extrajudicial killing of people he considered to be enemies of Christian America. Republicans' continued support for and promotion of Robinson's candidacy show how the GOP and the religious right have mainstreamed calls for violence in the name of Christian nationalism."
• HuffPost: Republican Mark Robinson Declares 'Some Folks Need Killing' In Bizarre Rant "North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, the state's Republican nominee for governor, declared that 'some folks need killing' in a bizarre rant at a church Sunday."
• Newsweek: MAGA Governor Candidate's 'Some Folks Need Killing' Rant Sparks Backlash"Mark Robinson called public school teachers 'wicked people,'" posted the Democratic Party of North Carolina (NCDP), referring to a past comment by Robinson. "Now he's saying wicked people 'need killing' as a 'matter of necessity."
• NewsNation: NC Lt. Gov. Robinson defends 'folks need killing' comments"North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, who is the Republican nominee for governor, said in a recent campaign speech at a local church that 'some folks need killing' after referencing how the U.S. has dealt previously with evil. Robinson, who has described himself as a MAGA Republican, delivered the speech in late June. However, video of the speech surfaced Friday in a report from The New Republic."

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