Donald Trump’s campaign declined to comment Thursday on whether North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, whom the former president once described as “Martin Luther King on steroids,” should drop out of the battleground state’s race for governor.

North Carolina Republican Mark Robinson denied reports he made racist and lewd internet comments Thursday. Here's what to know about the candidate.

North Carolina Republican gubernatorial nominee Mark Robinson has vowed to remain in his race despite a CNN media report about comments it says he made on a website

Trump-backed candidate Mark Robinson says he’s staying in the race for North Carolina governor following an investigation by CNN finding Robinson made dozens of disturbing comments on a porn site—including one where he declared himself a “Black Nazi.

Mark Robinson dismisses a CNN report about his alleged comments on an adult forum as "salacious tabloid lies".