Mark Robinson, North Carolina's Republican gubernatorial candidate, released a video statement Thursday afternoon saying he's staying in the race following damning allegations reported by CNN.CNN claims that Robinson – under a username he allegedly used frequently online -- made several inflammatory comments on a message board of a pornography website more than a decade ago, including one comment where he allegedly referred to himself as a "black NAZI!" ABC News has not confirmed this reporting or the online username allegedly linked to him.Just before the story was posted, Robinson denied he made the comments and claimed the allegations were "salacious tabloid lies.""Let me reassure you the things that you will see in that story, those are not the words of Mark Robinson," Robinson said in the video posted on X."You know my words, you know my character and you know that I have been completely transparent in this race and before."MORE: Bankruptcy documents detail how GOP NC governor nominee Mark Robinson failed to file federal income taxes for 5 yearsCNN reports the comments were made by Robinson between 2008 and 2012 under the username "minisoldr" on "Nude Africa," a pornographic website that includes a message board.CNN said it was able "to identify as Robinson by matching a litany of biographical details and a shared email address between the two," according to the report.CNN also reports that under the username used by Robinson on "Nude Africa," Robinson allegedly describes a memory of "peeping" on women in the shower as a 14-year-old and allegedly also posted about watching transgender pornography.
ABC News has not confirmed that the comments were made by Robinson.North Carolina Lieutenant Governor Mark Robinson, whom Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump has endorsed in the race to be the state's next governor, speaks before his arrival for a rally in Greensboro, N.C., March 2, 2024.Jonathan Drake/Reuters, FILEABC News has reached o...