IN GOP Senate Candidate Todd Rokita Called Trump 'Vulgar' In 2016

ACROSS INDIANA -- An Indiana Senate candidate whose criticized an opponent for being a "Never Trumper" spoke out against the future president during a 2016 interview, AP News reports. Republican Todd Rokita has centered his Senate campaign on appeal to Indiana Trump voters, as he's known to carry a cardboard cutout of Trump to campaign rallies, the news report says, adding Rokita even wears one of Trump's "Make America Great Again" hats in a recent TV campaign ad.

According to AP News, Rokita had harsh words for the then-presidential candidate during a Feb. 2016 interview with WXIN, where he described Trump as someone who is "vulgar, if not profane," in addition to saying he supported Republican candidate Marco Rubio.

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Rokita will run against U.S. Rep. Luke Messer and former state Rep. Mike Braun in the 2018 May primary.

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The winner of the May Primary will face Democratic Sen. Joe Donnelly in the November election.

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