A contender for the Republican nomination to take on Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) in the 2024 election is being buffeted by reports that he has continuously been hauled into court for failure to pay child support.
According to a report from NBC News, former NBA player Royce White, now a rightwing podcaster, is facing an uphill battle for the nomination despite getting a boost with a GOP endorsement with Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT) chair of the National Republican Senatorial Committee telling reporters, "I think he’d have difficulty winning a general election.”
According to NBC, White was given a boost in MAGA circles when former Donald Trump adviser Steve Bannon labeled him, "...a leader, a warrior. He’s a rising star in the MAGA movement.”
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Now his campaign is staggering under the cloud of his personal foibles.
As NBC reports, "White, a father of four, was twice found in contempt of court over the findings, one of them in a Minnesota county where he remains in 'constructive contempt,' facing the ongoing threat of a 180-day jail sentence should he again fail to keep up with the payments. The next hearing in that case is set for Oct. 21, two weeks before the election."
Pushing back against the reporting, White claimed, "A lot of people have child support. A lot of people have alimony. A lot of people have back child support. All you liberals really just want to shame people with kids, because you’re anti-human as f---. That’s it. I love my children. And I’m current on my child support. I pay more child support than probably many people in this country over the course of their lives. It’s really a nothing issue.”
Michael Brodkorb, a former deputy chair of the Minnesota Republican Party, admitted that White was not “properly vetted,” and claimed, "It’s up to the public to determine whether something is fair game or not. And they will ultimately decide if it’s relevant to the race. I think they will.”
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