Trump Senate Pick Skewered for Hiring Child Sex Offender

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FORT BRAGG, NORTH CAROLINA - FEBRUARY 13: U.S. President Donald Trump listens as Michael Whatley, former Republican National Committee Chairman and current candidate for US Senate in North Carolina, speaks during a visit to the Fort Bragg U.S. Army base on February 13, 2026 in Fort Bragg, North Carolina.</p><p>Trump visited the base to honor special forces involved in the military operation in Venezuela in early 2026. (Photo by Nathan Howard/Getty Images)https://thedailybeast-thedailybeast-prod.web.arc-cdn.net/resizer/v2/4WQWTUVIZRB5FEL4CQWRPQKTFE.jpg?auth=5a60cc932ea4b5a5e301f5de14c7147219dc17fcc0a0427b88b0b95d5ae17005&smart=true&width=5400&height=3038" />
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President Donald Trump’s Senate pick is taking a beating over his links to a child sex offender.

Trump gave North Carolina Senate candidate Michael Whatley a glowing testimonial back in March, shortly after the Daily Beast emailed the White House seeking comment on the controversy surrounding the former chair of the Republican National Committee hiring Harvey L. West Jr.

Trump, 80, shrugged off the scandal and declared that the beleaguered candidate will be “fantastic” and “one of the best.”

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