White nationalist Trump supporter pushing anti-gay robocall in Utah
Robocall says presidential candidate Evan McMullin is a "closeted homosexual" and "has two mommies"
A white nationalist who supports Donald Trump for president is pushing a robocall in Utah that attacks Evan McMullin, a conservative independent seeking the presidency. The call not only disparages McMullin for having “two mommies,” but implies that he is secretly gay.
McMullin, a native of Utah and the former chief policy director for the House Republican Conference in the House of Representatives, is doing exceedingly well in Utah, with some polls showing him in a position to win the state and deny Trump its 6 electoral votes.
In the robocall, a California man named William Johnson identifies himself as a “farmer and a white nationalist” affiliated with the American National Super PAC. Johnson urges Utah voters to reject McMullin and cast their votes for Trump.
“Evan McMullin is an open-borders, amnesty supporters. Evan has two mommies: his mother is a lesbian, married to another woman. Evan is okay with that,” Johnson says in the robocall. “Indeed, Evan supports the Supreme Court ruling legalizing gay marriage.
“Evan is over 40 years old and isn’t married and doesn’t even have a girlfriend,” Johnson continues. “I believe Evan is a closet homosexual. Don’t vote for Evan McMullin. Vote for Donald Trump. He will respect all women and be a president we can all be proud of.”
The robocall only has $2,000 behind it, but is expected to reach 193,000 homes in the Beehive State during its three-day run, which ends on Wednesday evening, CNN reports.
McMullin responded to the robocall in a string of tweets, slamming Trump and criticizing GOP leaders, both nationally and within Utah, for failing to condemn the attacks against him.
This attack is consistent with @realDonaldTrump's bigoted, deceitful campaign and vision for America. Utahns won't be fooled.
— Evan McMullin (@Evan_McMullin) October 31, 2016
.@Reince @GOP, this is your nominee and your supporter. They're defining you with white nationalism. Will you continue to embrace them?
— Evan McMullin (@Evan_McMullin) October 31, 2016
Will Utah GOP leaders continue to stand with @realDonaldTrump and white nationalists' as they attack my faith and spread baseless lies?
— Evan McMullin (@Evan_McMullin) October 31, 2016
I've stood for liberty and equality in this race; it's natural for @realDonaldTrump's white supremacists to attack me. A fight worth having.
— Evan McMullin (@Evan_McMullin) October 31, 2016
A spokeswoman for the Trump campaign issued a statement distancing their candidate from Johnson’s robocall, saying: “We strongly condemn this rhetoric and these activities of which we have no knowledge.”
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