Stein: Whatley’s ties to Trump ‘not a positive’ in North Carolina’s upcoming US Senate election

By: Brandon Kingdollar

Outlets: North Carolina Newsline

Published: May 8, 2026

Words: 544

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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North Carolina Democratic Gov. Josh Stein predicted that Republican U.S. Senate nominee Michael Whatley’s close ties to President Donald Trump will hurt Whatley’s campaign this November.

Whatley, who’s facing Democratic nominee former Gov. Roy Cooper in the general election, won his primary by touting his close relationship with the sitting president and professing his loyalty to the MAGA movement.

“Essentially Whatley’s only justification is, ‘I’ll do whatever the president tells me to do,’ and I …

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