Grossman, who based his candidacy on his support for President Trump, said he had raised about $55,000, most of that after the publicity about his views. He again declined to distance himself from his comments but said he does not consider himself racist. A well-known conservative and libertarian activist and lawyer in the Atlantic City area, Grossman said that when he retweeted the story referred to in the Media Matters report, he prefaced it with "Oy vey," which he said meant he was not endorsing the content.