Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson (R-North Carolina) was taken to the hospital Friday night for “treatment of burn injuries” he sustained, his campaign confirmed to Breitbart News.
“Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson is currently being treated for burns following an incident at a campaign event in Mount Airy,” Michael Lonergan, director of communications for the Governor Mark Robinson, said in a statement. “He's fine.”
Lonergan's statement confirming Robinson's hospitalization came after multiple reports said Robinson was taken to hospital after leaving a campaign event.
NewsNation reporter Libby Dean writes: post The X reported that Robinson was “rushed to leave a campaign event at the Mayberry Truck Show in Mount Airy” and was “told that he was taken to the hospital.”
“Broken,” Dean wrote. “We hear that North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson was rushed to the hospital tonight. Robinson was reportedly rushed out of a campaign event at the Mayberry Truck Show in Mount Airy. It appears that he is still hospitalized, a source familiar with the matter said.
WSOC-TV reporter Joe Bruno also wrote: post X reported that a “source close to Robinson's camp” confirmed that Robinson was hospitalized.
News of Robinson's hospitalization follows a CNN report that revealed Robinson was behind an account that was making “racist and sexually explicit posts” on an “online pornographic bulletin board.” This was announced amid the resignation of several senior members of his gubernatorial campaign. ”
politiko It also released a report that said Robinson's email address was linked to an account on an adult affair matching website called Ashley Madison.
