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 @realDonaldTrump ran home to @FoxNews 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 DeSantis, 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.