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Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson made no mention of a CNN report earlier this week he described as “ salacious tabloid gossip” during a meet and greet Saturday in Fayetteville, his first public appearance in the wake of allegations he made troubling posts on an adult website.
Robinson, a Republican who is running for North Carolina governor against Democratic Attorney General Josh Stein, was at the Fayetteville Motor Speedway just days after the CNN report alleged he posted on an adult website and called himself a “perv” and a “black NAZI.”
He denied the accusations about making posts on an adult website on his campaign social media pages Thursday.
His meet-and-greet at the speedway coincided with the Carlton Lamm Memorial Race .
Robinson, who spoke for about five minutes and offered a prayer before the race, did not directly mention the CNN report or respond to repeated questions from reporters at the event.
“We’re going to focus on the issues that you are concerned with while everybody else wants to focus on the garbage and the trash,” Robinson told hundreds in Saturday night’s crowd in Fayetteville.