The top staffer to Mark Robinson, North Carolina’s embattled lieutenant governor, is set to resign following a CNN KFile report that Robinson made inflammatory and racist remarks on a pornography website’s message board.

CNN’s KFile unit on Thursday published a report alleging that Robinson made racist and lewd posts on the message board of a pornography website called Nude Africa between 2008 and 2012, including referring to himself as a “black NAZI” and saying he supports the return of slavery, among other things.

Popular North Carolina Bishop Patrick Wooden Sr says he stands by Republican gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson, the state s first black lieutenant governor, after reports surfaced about alleged

North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson threatened legal action against CNN Monday, characterizing the explosive report that cast his gubernatorial campaign into controversy as "salacious false lies." Why it matters: The CNN report that unveiled a series of inflammatory and lewd comments Robinson reportedly made on a porn messaging forum — including calling himself a ""black NAZI" — preceded an avalanche of staff resignations and

Four top operatives on North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson’s campaign have stepped down, the campaign announced on Sunday.

North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson was hospitalized and treated for burns on Friday after an “incident” while campaigning for governor in Mount Airy, a campaign spokesperson told multiple news outlets.

Republican gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson "is currently being treated for burns," his communications director confirmed to NBC News on Friday night.

North Carolina Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson received burns during a campaign appearance in his bid for governor, but his campaign says he is in good spirits and will continue on the campaign trail.