Republican Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., issued an ultimatum to North Carolina’s GOP gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson following the bombshell report of his alleged porn scandal, saying that he “owes it to President Trump.”
“If the reporting on Mark Robinson is a total media fabrication, he needs to take immediate legal action,” Tillis stated in a Friday submit on X.
“If the reporting is true, he owes it to President Trump and every Republican to take accountability for his actions and put the future of NC & our party before himself,” he stated.
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North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson arrives throughout a “Get Out The Vote” rally in Greensboro, N.C., March 2. (Getty Pictures)
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Tillis’ assertion got here after Robinson made a social media video denying his involvement within the scandal and vowing to stay within the race to turn into the Outdated North State’s governor.
“Let me reassure you, the things that you will see in that story, those are not the words of Mark Robinson. You know my words, you know my character, and you know that I have been completely transparent in this race and before. Folks, this race right now, our opponents are desperate to shift the focus here from the substantive issues and focus on what you are concerned with to salacious trap, tabloid trash,” he stated within the X video.
Fox Information Digital has reached out to Robinson’s marketing campaign for remark.
In feedback to CNN, Robinson stated that this was “not us.”
“This is not us. These are not our words. And this is not anything that is characteristic of me,” Robinson stated. “I’m not going to get into the minutia of how somebody manufactured this, these salacious tabloid lies.”
Mark Robinson, Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina and candidate for Governor, delivers remarks previous to Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump talking at a marketing campaign occasion at Harrah’s Cherokee Heart on August 14, 2024, in Asheville, North Carolina.
In CNN’s report Thursday afternoon, the outlet alleged Robinson’s earlier use of a pornography web site, known as “Nude Africa.”
On the pornographic web site, Robinson allegedly messaged with fellow customers concerning peeping on girls in locker rooms as a teen, describing himself as a “black NAZI” and declaring a keenness for transgender pornography. The candidates’ involvement spanned from 2008 to 2012, in response to CNN, nicely earlier than Robinson entered the political enviornment in 2019.
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CNN’s report alleged that Robinson used a pseudonym on the porn web site, “minisoldr.”
“I came to a spot that was a dead end but had two big vent covers over it! It just so happened it overlooked the showers! I sat there for about an hour and watched as several girls came in and showered,” Robinson allegedly wrote on Nude Africa.
In one other submit in 2010, CNN reported Robinson allegedly acknowledged, “I’m a Black Nazi!” whereas discussing Black Republicans.
North Carolina Lieutenant Governor Mark Robinson speaks on the Religion and Freedom Street to Majority convention on the Washington Hilton on June 21, 2024, in Washington, D.C. (Getty Pictures)
The allegations come as North Carolina stays a extremely contested battleground state as the 2024 election inches nearer.
The important thing battleground states – together with North Carolina – had razor-thin margins that determined President Biden’s 2020 election victory over Trump.
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In 2020, Trump narrowly gained North Carolina by simply over 1 level. The most recent polls within the monumental 2024 presidential race recommend a coin-toss race, with the previous president holding the slightest edge.
Fox Information Digital’s Emma Colton, Paul Steinhauser and Tyler Olson contributed to this report.
