Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R-VA) has decided to no longer support North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson in his gubernatorial race following a CNN report detailing numerous allegations against him.
The report alleged Robinson made homophobic, racist, and antisemitic remarks on a pornographic forum about a decade ago.
“As a member of the [Republican Governors Association] Executive Committee, Governor Youngkin attended an event for Mark Robinson in August and has no plans to further support his candidacy,” a spokesperson for Youngkin’s PAC said.
Youngkin is the latest in a series of Republicans who have pulled back support for Robinson in the aftermath of his scandal. The RGA recently announced it would let a media buy in the state expire.
“We don’t comment on internal strategy or investment decisions, but we can confirm what’s public — our current media buy in North Carolina expires tomorrow, and no further placements have been made. RGA remains committed to electing Republican Governors all across the country,” RGA communications director Courtney Alexander said in a statement.
Former President Donald Trump didn’t acknowledge Robinson’s campaign during a rally in North Carolina, and Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH) declined to say whether the campaign still endorses Robinson.
“I think it’s up to Mark Robinson to make his case to the people of North Carolina that those weren’t his statements, and I’m going to let him make that case,” Vance said.
Gov. Brian Kemp (R-GA) has also said he will no longer support Robinson’s campaign.
“The governor attended the fundraiser as Vice Chair of the Republican Governors Association and will not be offering further support to the Robinson campaign,” a Kemp spokesman said.
Robinson has denied the report and called it “tabloid trash.”
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“You folks want to focus on tabloid trash, and quite frankly, I am sick of it. And every time I get in front of you, I’m going to cut you off and tell you you need to refocus yourself on the issues that matter to people,” he said to reporters during a campaign event.
Robinson’s campaign in the state was already well behind in the polls, trailing by nearly double-digit percentage points in North Carolina to Democratic candidate Attorney General Josh Stein.
