GOP candidate's wife tearfully apologizes for donating to Biden: 'Just heartbreaking'

The wife of a Republican candidate for governor issued an emotional apology for donating to Biden's campaign.

Oklahoma gubernatorial candidate Gentner Drummond has been the target of 'heartbreaking' attacks, his wife, Wendy, said in her apology. She recorded her apology and posted it on social media via her husband's accounts.

"I can't stand by silently any longer," a choked-up Wendy Drummond said in the opening of her video, which was scored with dramatic music. "I've been wanting to say this for a long time. It's just heartbreaking for me to watch the man I love be attacked for something that was my fault."

She explained that she tried to send a $1,000 donation to the 2020 Biden campaign through her Apple Pay account. She didn't realize that the account was linked to a joint credit card she shared with her husband, however.

"In 2020, I heard something that made me so emotional that I made a mistake," Wendy Drummond said. "I attempted to make a political contribution. I never discussed it with Gentner."

In the video, Wendy asserted that the donation was canceled, and "not one penny ever went to Joe Biden."

According to reporting by Newsweek, the $1,000 donation showed up in public records and campaign finance data and has been used as fodder in the "crowded field" running for Oklahoma governor.

"Now political opponents are using my mistake over and over to attack Gentner," Wendy said in her apology. "And it hurts."