The Democratic National Committee announced a new crop of billboard ads linking former President Donald Trump to controversial North Carolina Republican Mark Robinson, less than one day after CNN published a bombshell report about the gubernatorial candidate’s past comment on pornographic websites.

Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign on Friday launched a new television ad seeking to tie former President Donald Trump to North Carolina’s Republican gubernatorial nominee Mark Robinson, a day after a bombshell KFile report detailed a series of inflammatory comments Robinson made more than a decade ago.

"If somebody breaks into my house, they're getting shot," Harris responded, then broke into a laugh. "Probably should not have said that. My staff will deal with that later."Start the day smarter. Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning.

Vice-President Kamala Harris has spoken of her willingness to use her gun if an intruder entered her home. "If somebody breaks into my house, they're getting shot," she said in a jokey exchange during a livestreamed event in Michigan with host Oprah Winfrey on Thursday.