North Carolina Lt. Governor Mark Robinson reportedly attended a networking event at Fayetteville Motor Speedway in Cumberland County on Saturday night, just days after being thrust into the spotlight by a scandalous report.
The racetrack posted on Facebook at noon Saturday that the gubernatorial candidate was scheduled to attend.
Local Station WNCN reported Robinson was spotted at the racetrack, making comments and meeting with some of the spectators. WNCN is owned by Nexstar Media Group, which, like The Hill, owns the network.
“We're running for governor to work for the people of North Carolina because we are North Carolinians,” Robinson said, according to WNCN. “We're going to focus on the issues that concern you.”
Robinson led the crowd in prayer and met with several protesters, local broadcasters said.
But Robinson did not attend a rally near Wilmington on Saturday afternoon with former President Trump, who also made no mention of the Republican candidate.
According to a CNN report published on Thursday, Robinson had made objectionable comments on adult sites, including pro-slavery comments and calling himself a “black Nazi.”
Robinson said,The video isThe story was published by social platform X shortly before CNN released its report.
“Those are not Mark Robinson words. You know my words. You know my character,” Robinson said in the video.
According toFayetteville Observer,A representative from the racetrack's ticket office said officials were unaware that Robinson would be attending Saturday's event, as were representatives from the Cumberland County Republican Party office. But Shamike Beshear, Cumberland County chair of Mark Robinson's campaign for governor and president of the Cumberland County Republican Women's Club, clarified details about the event in a statement Friday night.
Robinson is facing Democratic candidate Attorney General Josh Stein, who has received endorsements from President Trump and other state Republicans.
Robinson's campaign did not immediately respond to The Hill's request for comment, and Fayetteville Motor Speedway did not return a Hill reporter's calls.
Updated 6:55 p.m.
