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Topline North Carolina Republican gubernatorial candidate, Mark Robinson, is under fire for a trove of controversial posts he made on a pornographic online forum before his entrance into politics—building on his long history of incendiary online rhetoric. Timeline News Peg Robinson wrote on a forum on the pornographic website Nude Africa that “slavery is not bad” and “some people need to be slaves . .
. I would certainly buy a few,” according to CNN . He also called Martin Luther King Jr.
a “f*cking commie bastard,” referred to himself as a “Black NAZI,” and used the homophobic slur “f*ggot” and the antisemitic slur “hebe,” CNN reported. Robinson made the posts under the username “minisoldr,” according to CNN, which reported that the account was linked to Robinson’s email address, while also noting he has used the “minisoldr” moniker elsewhere on the internet and that biographical references “minisoldr” made on the forum match Robinson’s background. Contra Robinson denied the CNN report in a pre-rebuttal video hours before it was made public, as rumors swirled throughout the day about the forthcoming report.
“The things you will see in that story are not the words of Mark Robinson. You know my words, you know my character,” Robinson said. While the Nude Africa posts have reportedly been deleted, many of Robinson’s controversial Facebook posts are still live.
Key Background Robinson’s rise in politics began when an impassioned pro-gun speech he made before a local city council in 2018 went viral and was widely shared among those on the right, including Fox News and Breitbart. Reports of his previous activity on social media began to trickle out soon after he gained national prominence and became enmeshed in conservative political circles. Robinson was elected lieutenant governor in 2020, and has aligned himself with former President Donald Trump, who endorsed his gubernatorial campaign, calling Robinson “Martin Luther King on steroids.
” Tangent Some Republicans, including Scott Lassiter, who is running for Senate in North Carolina, have suggested Robinson should drop out of the race, but Robinson on Thursday vowed to stay in the contest. If he were to drop out, Democratic state Attorney General Josh Stein—his opponent—would almost certainly win, as the deadline to replace Robinson on the ballot was Thursday at midnight. North Carolina is seen as a swing state this year in the presidential election, and enthusiasm for Robinson’s candidacy could help the GOP drive voter participation and aid Trump, while a strong push against him could aid Democrats.
Trump campaign spokesperson Karoline Leavitt responded to the CNN report in a statement to multiple outlets that did not mention Robinson, but said “President Trump’s campaign is focused on winning the White House and saving this country,” adding “we are confident that . . .
President Trump will win the Tarheel State once again.” Further Reading North Carolina Gov. Candidate Mark Robinson Called Himself ‘Black Nazi,’ Backed Slavery’s Return On Porn Forum, Report Says (Forbes).
