Mark Robinson under pressure to drop out of NC governor’s race [Video]

NORTH CAROLINA, USA — NEW: CNN is reporting that Mark Robinson made numerous lewd and racist comments on a porn forum before his time in politics. Robinson denied the claims and said he’s staying in the North Carolina governor’s race. Read the latest here. 

North Carolina Lieutenant Governor Mark Robinson said Thursday he is not dropping out of the race for North Carolina governor. His announcement, posted to social media, came during rumors that he was under pressure by the Republican party to suspend his campaign in anticipation of a scathing CNN report. 

That report has now been published, and in it, CNN connects Robinson to a username on a porn site, which made numerous lewd and racist comments more than a decade ago. 

During a Thursday interview with CNN, Robinson denied he made the …