Former Republican Party chairman Michael Steele was taken aback by the latest scandal involving North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson (R), who is running for governor. (Photo from NC government website)
Former Republican Party chairman Michael Steele was taken aback by the latest scandal involving North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson (R), who is running for governor.
MSNBC host Nicolle Wallace confessed that she couldn't read the full report out loud out of embarrassment. However, she shared some of the details in a CNN report that Robinson frequently viewed adult videos involving transgender people. He was also reportedly active on an adult message board where he made many inflammatory comments about supporting Ku Klux Klan ideology, particularly as it pertains to Martin Luther King, Jr.
Robinson denied the allegations completely, and made it clear he wasn't dropping out of the race.
"So, lots of layers here, right?" Wallace asked the panel. "The sex stuff, which is too lewd to read to you, exceeds my skill set as a cable news anchor. But given how important North Carolina is and where the polls are now at the top of the ticket, the national presidential level, and given how central it is to both candidates' path to the White House, it's significant that" the last thing Robinson said in his video response that he's, 'Not dropping out of the race.'"
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Steele asked his party, "Okay, so, this was the line? This was the line, Republicans? This? So, this was the line you're drawing now with the Trump campaign and North Carolina Republican Party's like — he's got to go. This is the line? The porn site and the — really? The 'Black Nazi' stuff, that was a line? The killing people wasn't a problem? All the other stuff he said before now wasn't a problem, as you embraced this man and raised him above your head and said, 'He is us.' Well, he is you, North Carolina Republicans."
Robinson was officially nominated by the party in the primary elections.
Steele accused the state GOP of already knowing much of the damaging information about Robinson, with "videos going back years."
"Give me a break. Give me a break," Steele attacked the state GOP. "And so here's the rub — the numbers in North Carolina show that the Democratic nominee for president is not only — has not only spanked Donald Trump on the debate stage but is spanking Republicans in the state of North Carolina. And that race has tightened up to the point where she now has strong leads in areas they didn't think would be possible."
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