VERIFIED QUOTE · reported 2026-11-02
“Whether somebody goes in a bathroom or not, when you can’t even buy gas or put food on your table: what is more important?”
Andre Knight · said date not stated · reported 2026-11-02
Knight argued that economic development must take priority over culture war issues in eastern North Carolina.
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