Fox News host claims he’s ‘never heard of’ Mark Robinson — despite interviewing him
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Fox News anchor Jesse Watters stated that he has no knowledge of Mark Robinson, even though he interviewed him earlier this year.
Robinson, the Republican candidate for governor of North Carolina, is struggling to salvage his political future following a startling report from CNN's KFile. The report revealed that he allegedly described himself as a “black Nazi” and claimed “slavery is good,” along with other controversial statements made on an adult website.
Watters remained largely quiet on The Five when co-host Jessica Tarlov mentioned the topic, referring to North Carolina as "a major target for the Democrats."
She mentioned, "We only learned an hour ago that Mark Robinson, the lieutenant governor in that state, is campaigning for governor..."
"I've never heard of that person," Watters cut in.
However, the host who sparked debate had previously welcomed Robinson on his show, Jesse Watters Primetime, back in January. During that interview, Watters discussed the speculation surrounding Michelle Obama potentially entering politics and questioned if Republicans needed to worry about her.
Disregarding Watters' comments, Tarlov listed several disturbing accusations directed at Robinson and stated, “This makes North Carolina a more viable option for Democrats. Once again, this highlights the type of candidates Donald Trump considers suitable for the country.”
On Thursday morning, independent journalist Bryan Anderson mentioned that Robinson's campaign was bracing for an unfavorable news story. Just a few hours later, CNN's KFile revealed that Robinson had a profile on an adult site named "Nude Africa," where the anti-transgender conservative allegedly stated, "I enjoy watching transgender women in girl-on-girl pornography!"
The socially conservative individual, known for opposing promiscuous behavior in the past, stated, "Sure, I'm also into that," and allegedly responded on the same platform when informed about a celebrity's abortion by saying, "It doesn’t matter to me. I just want to watch the sex tape!"
Robinson refutes the claims and informed CNN that the profile they discovered on the adult website did not belong to him.
The comments posted online were created between 2008 and 2012, well before Robinson entered the political arena, on a platform called Nude Africa that features a discussion forum. They were made using the username "minisoldr," which CNN was able to link to various personal information and an email address.
The lieutenant governor refuted having made those statements during an interview with the network on Thursday.
"This doesn't represent us. Those aren't our words, and it's not typical of who I am," he stated. "I won't delve into the details of how someone created these scandalous tabloid lies."
