Donald Trump's campaign on Monday quickly condemned a white nationalist supporter who is pushing a small automated call in Utah slandering a third-party threat in the state, Evan McMullin.
A California man named William Johnson has placed a robocall in the state identifying himself as a "farmer and a white nationalist" and alleging that McMullin "has two mommies." McMullin grew up with both a father and a mother, but his parents have since divorced and his mother is now in a lesbian relationship.
Johnson also alleges -- without evidence -- that McMullin is gay because he is currently single.
"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 call concludes.
The Trump campaign quickly rebuked Johnson.
"We strongly condemn this rhetoric and these activities of which we have no knowledge," Trump spokesman Hope Hicks said Monday.
The campaign distanced itself far more quickly than it has some other white nationalists in the past, including when Trump repeatedly demurred to CNN's Jake Tapper about David Duke's support, before finally condemning him.
In an interview with Tapper on "The Lead" Tuesday, McMullin said he wasn't surprised by the robocall, saying it "is exactly the narrative and the approach the Donald Trump campaign has had."
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