The North Carolina Republican Party released a statement Thursday evening defending its gubernatorial nominee, Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, after an explosive report about him was released.
“Mark Robinson has categorically denied the allegations made by CNN but that won’t stop the Left from trying to demonize him via personal attacks,” NCGOP said on X. “The Left needs this election to be a personality contest, not a policy contest because if voters are focused on policy, Republicans win on Election Day.”
CNN released a damming report earlier Thursday highlighting how Robinson made many offensive statements on a porn site more than 10 years ago, including calling himself a “black NAZI” and wishing slavery to be reinstated.
Robinson, who in the past described “transgenderism” as “filth,” watched and commented online about transgender porn. He criticized Martin Luther King Jr. , among other comments.
He has denied the report and said the allegations were uncharacteristic.
Several members of North Carolina’s Republican congressional delegation have distanced themselves from Robinson in the lead up to the report’s release.