Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) demanded Friday that Republican North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson either pursue legal action against CNN or end his bid to be the state’s governor after the outlet attributed disturbing posts on a pornography website to the gubernatorial candidate.

North Carolina gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson (R) will not be in attendance when former President Trump rallies supporters in the state Saturday, a source told The Hill. Trump is scheduled to hold a rally in Wilmington,

Mark Robinson, North Carolina's Republican gubernatorial candidate, released a video statement Thursday afternoon saying he's staying in the race following damning allegations reported by CNN. CNN claims that Robinson – under a username he allegedly used frequently online -- made several inflammatory comments on a message board of a pornography website more than a decade ago,