Mark Robinson, the NC GOP gubernatorial candidate, refutes allegations of posting racist and sexually explicit content on a porn forum.

• According to CNN, years ago, North Carolina Republican gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson allegedly referred to himself as a "black NAZI" and stated that "slavery is not bad" on an online pornographic forum.
• The Republican stated in a X statement that the words in the story were not from Mark Robinson.
• In North Carolina, where the first absentee ballots will be mailed out on Friday, Robinson indicated that he would not withdraw from the race.

Years-old comments by North Carolina Republican gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson on an online pornographic forum revealed that he referred to himself as a "black NAZI" and stated that "slavery is not bad," according to a report by CNN on Thursday.

According to CNN's "KFile," the lieutenant governor of a crucial presidential battleground state, who is known for his controversial views, also posted explicit sexual messages in numerous posts on a forum using an account linked to him.

CNN reported that the candidate, who was praised by Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump last month, referred to himself on a forum as a "perv" with a preference for transgender porn.

Michael Lonergan, campaign spokesman for Robinson, directed CNBC to a video where the Republican refutes the report and accuses Stein, the Democratic attorney general, of leaking the story to CNN.

The candidate stated in a straight-to-camera statement shared on X less than an hour before the report published that the things seen in the story were not the words of Mark Robinson.

According to the Carolina Journal, sources with knowledge of the matter revealed that Robinson was under pressure from staff and members of the Trump campaign to drop out of the race before CNN's bombshell.

On Thursday, Robinson announced in a video that he would not withdraw from the race in North Carolina, where the first absentee ballots will be mailed out on Friday.

A new "Republicans for Stein" initiative was launched by the Democrat leading in recent polls for North Carolina's top job, Stein, by wide margins.

In March, Robinson won his state's GOP gubernatorial primary, but he has already been embroiled in a series of controversies and scandals.

In the 1990s and early 2000s, Robinson visited private video booths in 24-hour porn shops up to five nights a week, according to a recent report from North Carolina investigative outlet The Assembly.

His campaign spokesperson rejected the report and attacked the journalists, branding them as "degenerates."

Robinson has been accused of antisemitism and Holocaust denial, in part, because of his 2018 Facebook post that stated, "The idea that Hitler disarmed millions of Jews and then marched them off to concentration camps is a load of nonsense."

He has denied being an antisemite.

During his 2024 campaign, Robinson, a staunch abortion opponent, revealed that his wife had an abortion 30 years earlier, describing it as a "very difficult decision."

Reports have emerged about Robinson's 2019 statement that abortion is not about safeguarding mothers' lives, but rather about ending pregnancies because individuals were not responsible enough to use contraception.

Trump has repeatedly praised Robinson, despite his divisive remarks.

In August, Trump praised Robinson as a "good man" and urged him to "win" at a campaign rally in Asheboro, North Carolina.

Robinson spoke at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee in mid-July.

On Saturday, Trump will hold a rally in North Carolina, focusing on job creation, inflation, and the economy.

This is a developing story, please check back for updates.