Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson of North Carolina, the Republican nominee for governor, vowed to stay in the race and pre-emptively denied the CNN report, which described years-old online remarks it said he made.

North Carolina Republican gubernatorial nominee Mark Robinson has vowed to remain in his race despite a CNN media report about comments it says he made on a website.

Earlier on Thursday, independent journalist Bryan Anderson had said that Robinson’s campaign was bearing down a negative story about to break. A few hours later, CNN’s KFile reported that he had an account on a porn site called “Nude Africa” where the anti-transgender conservative admitted that “I like watching tranny on girl porn !”

Republican candidate for North Carolina Governor and current North Carolina Lieutenant Governor, Mark Robinson gestures as he attends a campaign event in Asheville, North Carolina, U.S. August 14, 2024.

North Carolina Republican Mark Robinson denied reports he made racist and lewd internet comments Thursday. Here's what to know about the candidate.

Robinson reportedly made the comments between 2008 and 2012 under the username “minisoldr,” and CNN says it identified the user as Robinson through his email address, biograph

Trump-backed candidate Mark Robinson says he’s staying in the race for North Carolina governor following an investigation by CNN finding Robinson made dozens of disturbing comments on a porn site—including one where he declared himself a “Black Nazi.

Mark Robinson dismisses a CNN report about his alleged comments on an adult forum as "salacious tabloid lies".

North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson posted a slew of incendiary, explicit and racist comments on a pornographic website more than a decade ago, according to CNN.