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A Trump-backed North Carolina Senate candidate, Michael Whatley, had his rally opened by Daimon L. King, a man convicted twice for crimes involving children. King led the crowd in prayer for 'integrity and honesty.'
Michael Whatley, a Trump-backed North Carolina Senate candidate, had his rally opened by Daimon L. King, a man convicted twice for crimes involving children. King led the crowd in prayer, framing it around themes of integrity and honesty. The juxtaposition was not accidental or unknown—the organizers brought him deliberately.
This isn't a vetting failure that slipped through. Whatley's campaign knew who was opening the rally and proceeded anyway. It signals a deliberate calculation that the optics cost of platforming a convicted child offender is worth it for the political alignment and base mobilization it provides. The willingness to make that tradeoff openly, without apology or correction, reflects a shift in what political campaigns believe they can do without consequence.
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