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MAGA world is apparently trying to region itself from North Carolina's Republican gubernatorial campaigner amid nan latest reports he called himself a 'perv' and 'black Nazi.'
North Carolina Republicans are scrambling aft nan latest emerged astir Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, who is nan Republican moving against incumbent Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper successful nan cardinal plaything state.
Robinson denies that location is immoderate truth to nan reports.
Damning stories astir nan campaigner see a CNN report claiming Robinson called himself a 'black Nazi' and a 'perv' among a bid of different disturbing comments connected a porn forum called Nude Africa.
Members of Trump's campaign, aft nan erstwhile president backed his bid, are now urging Robinson to retreat earlier it's excessively precocious to switch him pinch different GOP candidate, according to a Carolina Journal report.
North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, who is moving for politician of nan plaything state
Anonymous sources told nan Journal that Robinson is nary longer invited astatine Trump events aliases those of his moving mate Sen. J.D. Vance.
He was slated for a speaking slot astatine Vance's rally successful Raleigh, North Carolina connected Wednesday, but his agency announced he would nary longer be because he tested affirmative for COVID, according to nan report.
Vance's run did not instantly respond to a petition for remark connected why Robinson was absent from nan rally connected Wednesday.
In denying nan reports, Robinson compared himself to blimpish Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, who is besides black, and said he was a 'victim of precocious tech lynching.'
'Well, guys, nan news media is astatine it again,' Robinson wrote successful consequence to nan latest reports.
'My force is astatine it again,' he continued. 'You each person seen nan half truths and outright lies of Josh Stein connected these ads complete and complete again and now a story, a communicative leaked by him to CNN, is appearing now, fto maine reassure you nan things that you will spot successful that story.'
'You cognize my words, you cognize my character, and you cognize that I person been wholly transparent successful this title and before. Folks this race. Right now, our opponents are hopeless to displacement nan attraction present from nan substantive issues and attraction connected what you are concerned pinch to salacious tabloid trash. We cannot let that to happen, folks,' he said.
He accused Democrats and nan media of wanting 'to attraction connected salacious tabloid lies.'
'We're not going to fto them do that. We are staying successful this race,' nan Lt. Gov. assured.
