Trump will be campaigning in Wilmington without Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson following a CNN report about his alleged posts on a pornography website’s message board.

Donald Trump sidestepped the controversy over online comments linked to North Carolina gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson at a campaign event in the state Saturday.

North Carolina's Republican candidate for governor is at the center of a national news story. That's because of the salacious nature of a series of posts by Mark Robinson, unearthed by CNN, from a pornography web site's discussion board.

North Carolina Republican gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson, right, speaks with reporters outside the Olympic Family Restaurant in Colfax, N.C., where Robinson held a campaign event on Monday, Aug.

Senators in his own party expressed concern Sunday about the scathing report on North Carolina’s Republican gubernatorial nominee, Mark Robinson, acknowledging the grave allegations against Donald Trump’s preferred candidate.

Republican Sen. Tom Cotton tells CNN’s Jake Tapper “I will leave it to the people of North Carolina” to decide if Mark Robinson should be governor.