North Dakota Republican Governor Doug Burgum, who is also running for the GOP presidential nomination, said during an interview over the weekend that he would not fight culture war issues if elected president.

Burgum, who became a billionaire working in the software industry, made the remarks during an interview with NBC News’s Chuck Todd on “Meet The Press.”

On the issue of abortion, Burgum said that he would not sign a federal abortion ban “because it should be left to the states.”

Burgum said in the interview that Republican candidates should generally prioritize other issues over the culture war.

“I believe that the president of the United States has got a defined set of things they’re supposed to work on, and it’s not every culture war topic,” he said. “As president, things that you’re supposed to focus on, things like the economy, like energy policy, which is completely tied to national security, and part of national security is the border.”

When asked if he would sign any legislation on transgender issues, Burgum said that focusing on those types of policies is “part of what is going wrong now.”

“Anytime you’re the CEO, if you’re spending time on something that can be done, you know, in a sales office out on the front lines dealing with customers, you’re not doing your job,” he said. “You’ve got to be looking to the future. We need a president that’s focused on the challenges that we’re being faced as a nation, not – not a president that’s going to decide whether a book is in the right section or not in a library in a small town somewhere in America.”

“The reason why we’ve got issues with our economy, with our energy policy, with national security that are just raff, it is because we are somehow, through culturally, media, whatever, trapping the presidency or expecting them to weigh in on every single thing,” he added. “It’s not – it’s not the place that a CEO should be spending their time. It’s definitely not the place where the president should be spending their time.”

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The socialist mayor of South Fulton, Georgia, was arrested Saturday morning and charged with first-degree criminal trespass and burglary. 

South Fulton Mayor Khalid Kamau was booked into the Fulton County Jail on Saturday but was released later in the day after posting $11,000 bond, according to Fox News. The mayor reportedly entered a house that he thought was abandoned. 

“The City of South Fulton is committed to upholding the law and ensuring that all individuals, regardless of their position, are subject to the same fair and just treatment,” a statement from the City of South Fulton said. “As the investigation is still ongoing, we are unable to provide further details at this time.”

The homeowner reportedly received a notification on his phone saying there had been movement on his property before 7 a.m., according to WSB-TV after reviewing the police report. The homeowner called the police and then approached Kamau as he was allegedly exiting the house and ordered him to “stay put,” the outlet says, to which the mayor replied, “Do you know who the f*** I am? I’m the Mayor, and I’ll wait for my police to get here and see what happens then,” according to the homeowner’s account.

According to WSB, the mayor was on his way to a dog park when he made the stop, and his version of events describes the homeowner telling him, “No motherf***ker, you stay right there,” and threatening to shoot him if he didn’t listen. “Are you going to shoot me while I’m walking away?” the mayor reportedly asked.

Reporters confronted Kamau as he was being escorted by officers, handcuffed, into a police car. When asked why he was on the property, he said he “just wanted to see the house” and apologized to the owners, saying he “thought it was abandoned.” 

South Fulton Mayor Khalid Kamau Arrested for Trespassing, Burglary

"I apologize for the negative attention that this is brought to our city," Kamau said. "I hope that the spotlight on our city right now will highlight some of the inequities that have been happening." pic.twitter.com/leKMmJTygK

— Lauren Witzke (@LaurenWitzkeDE) July 9, 2023

“I apologize for the negative attention that this is brought to our city,” Kamau told a Fox 5 reporter. “I hope that the spotlight on our city right now will highlight some of the inequities that have been happening.”

When asked if he was guilty of the charges, Kamau said, “I think that’s for the voters to decide.” 

The City of South Fulton website describes Kamau as “a college-educated, community activist and Southern, Black, Christian Socialist.” He was sworn in as mayor in January 2022 and had served on the city council since 2017. 

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“America’s first #BlackLivesMatter organizer elected to public office, Mayor khalid (pronounced cuh-LEED) is leading a generation of young activists from protests to politics,” the city website says. 

The website also says Kamau is on a “mission” to make “America’s Blackest City Black. On Purpose,” which means “a city that is not just unapologetic about its demographics, but moving on purpose to be a laboratory for economic, housing and restorative justice policies aimed at improving the lives of African Americans.” The city is 92% black, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. 

Councilwoman Natasha Williams-Brown will serve as acting mayor, 11Alive news reports.