“American Idol” star Clay Aiken brought national attention to a packed congressional race in the Triangle after visiting ABC’s “The View” Wednesday morning to talk about his own bid for public office.
The Democratic candidate’s 10-minute interview included his thoughts on former President Donald Trump, Tuesday’s ruling on the political gerrymandering of North Carolina’s congressional maps and what it means to Aiken to potentially be the first openly gay person to be elected to Congress from the South.
“I’m proud of that,” Aiken said. “But it is surprising to me how underrepresented LGBT people are in Congress still, and I am thrilled to just even think about the possibility that we could add more to them and to do so from a Southern state.”
