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North Carolina Lt. Gov. and gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson has reportedly been hospitalized just days after a bombshell report surfaced, allegedly linking him to years-old posts on a porn site in which he defended slavery and referred to himself as a “Black Nazi.”
CNN reported on air that Robinson was taken to a hospital after a campaign event on Friday night. NewsNation also reported the hospitalization, citing two sources. Later, CNN reported that Robinson had been treated for burns.
Robinson has denied the explosive CNN report and has faced controversy due to a series of posts allegedly made by him in which he questioned the Holocaust, attacked school shooting survivors and promoted various conspiracy theories. In the newly surfaced posts, Robinson also praised Adolf Hitler’s autobiographical manifesto “Mein Kampf” as a great read.
However, Robinson has vehemently claimed that the allegations are unfounded and part of a larger effort to undermine his campaign. He has also threatened legal action against CNN.
“We absolutely are [taking action],” Robinson said during an interview on Monday. “We’re in talks right now, everything up to legal counsel to take CNN to task for what they have done to us. We are going after them. We are going to go after them for what they’ve done.”
The allegations stem from a CNN KFile report that connects Robinson to derogatory comments made under the username “minisoldr” on an adult entertainment website. CNN claims these remarks, which date back over a decade, include racially charged statements and extreme views that contradict his current public position. Robinson strongly denies the accusations, labeling them as fabricated attempts to distract voters from the real issues affecting North Carolinians.
“Make no mistake about it. We are not going to let CNN throw us off of our mission,” Robinson said. “Our mission is to win this race. And quite frankly, I am dismayed about the fact, as I said before, think about how many people out there right now, right in this place where we are right now who are hooked on fentanyl, who are hooked on opioids and how many will die tonight because of it? Think about what’s going on on our border. Think about what’s going on on the world stage.”
“You better understand, I am coming after CNN full throttle,” Robinson said. “But we’ve got to put the people first, and in order to do that, we’ve got to concentrate on this campaign. And that is exactly what we’re going to do.”
As for the state, Trump appears to have a lead there, according to most recent polling, but both he and Vice President Kamala Harris have been campaigning hard there.
In August, WBTV reported that the vice president drew around 250 people to a campaign rally in Raleigh, North Carolina, to tout her draconian, communist-style economic plan for the United States.
“Vice President Kamala Harris addressed a few hundred supporters at a campaign rally in Raleigh Friday afternoon,” the report said.
“Harris’s staff reported that about 250 people were in attendance. The event began around 2:30 p.m. at Wake Tech Community College’s campus,” it said.
Rough count from this reporter for those asking: 225 attendees at Harris campaign visit in Raleigh. That includes current and former elected officials spotted. #ncpol pic.twitter.com/cRZLhm9IVh
— Bryan Anderson (@BryanRAnderson) August 16, 2024
Meanwhile, former President Donald Trump held a rally in the same state a few days later and drew thousands of supporters, WBTV reported.
“Former President Donald Trump addressed thousands of supporters at his rally in Asheville Wednesday afternoon,” the report said.
“One venue worker was overheard saying there were twice as many people in line as the 2,500-seat theater could hold,” it said.
