North Carolina Republican gubernatorial candidate for governor, Mark Robinson, vows to stay in the race despite a CNN report alleging he once called himself a 'black NAZI' and proposed bringing back slavery in online comments.

North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson will not appear at former President Donald Trump’s rally in the eastern part of his state after a CNN report about his alleged posts on a pornography website’s message board.

North Carolina Democratic Attorney General Josh Stein declined to debate Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson as the Republican faces scrutiny over salacious comments he allegedly posted online. Stein and Robinson are engaged in a battle to become North Carolina’s next governor this fall.