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October 30, 2018

Trump Calls African-American Candidate for Florida Governor a "Thief"
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Meanwhile, President Trump called Florida Democratic gubernatorial
candidate Andrew Gillum a "thief" in an interview Monday with Fox News.

President Donald Trump: "The FBI offered him tickets at $1,800 apiece,
and he took them. He took a trip with the same FBI agent. I guess he was
posing as a developer or something. … Here's a guy that, in my opinion,
is a stone cold thief. And his city, Tallahassee, is known as the most
corrupt in Florida and one of the most corrupt in the nation."

Gillum responded by tweeting, "I heard @real Donald Trump ran home to
@Fox News to lie about me. But as my grandmother told me-never wrestle
with a pig. You both get dirty, but the pig likes it." This comes after
Gillum was targeted by a racist robocall paid for by a white supremacist
group. In August, Gillum's Republican opponent for governor, Ron De
Santis, urged voters not to "monkey this up" while appearing on Fox
News. If Andrew Gillum wins, he will be the first African-American
governor of Florida.


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