Trump Senate Pick Skewered for Hiring Child Sex Offender

Nathan Howard / Getty Images President Donald Trump’s Senate pick is taking a beating over his links to a child sex offender. Trump gave North Carolina Senate candidate Michael Whatley a glowing testimonial back in March, shortly after the Daily Beast emailed the White House seeking comment on the controversy surrounding the former chair of the Republican National Committee hiring Harvey L. West Jr. Trump, 80, shrugged off the scandal and declared that the beleaguered candidate will be…