Mark Robinson, North Carolina GOP gubernatorial candidate, treated for burns, campaign says

Source: CBS News

Updated on: September 28, 2024 / 12:04 AM EDT


Embattled Republican North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson — whose gubernatorial bid has been rattled by allegations that he previously posted racist and sexually explicit comments online — was hospitalized with burns Friday, his campaign said.

Mike Lonergan, a campaign spokesperson, said in a statement late Friday night that the 56-year-old Robinson suffered second-degree burns during an "incident at a campaign appearance at the Mayberry Truck Show in Mt. Airy," a city located near the border of North Carolina and Virginia.

Robinson received treatment at the Northern Regional Hospital in Mt. Airy and was in "good spirits," Lonergan said, adding that he was expected to resume campaigning Saturday morning. No further details were provided on his condition or the circumstances that prompted the injury.

This all follows a bombshell CNN report last week which found that Robinson posted inappropriate comments to the message board of a pornographic website between 2008 and 2012, often under the name of "black NAZI."

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