NC gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson hospitalized following 'incident' at campaign event

North Carolina gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson was hospitalized pursuing an "incident" astatine a run lawsuit connected Friday evening, Fox News Digital has confirmed. 

"Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson is presently being treated for burns pursuing an incidental astatine a run lawsuit successful Mt. Airy. He is successful bully spirits," Mike Lonergan, Robinson's run communications manager told Fox News Digital. 

The grade of Robinson's injuries is unknown, and it's unclear precisely however Robinson was burned.

Robinson, the existent Republican lieutenant politician moving against Democratic authorities Attorney General Josh Stein to regenerate Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper in the battleground state, was precocious accused of making arguable comments connected a porn website. 

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North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson was hospitalized Friday evening aft helium was burned astatine a run event, Fox News Digital confirmed. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

Robinson denies the allegations. He hired an lawyer who antecedently worked for erstwhile President Trump. The Binnall Law Group from bluish Virginia is investigating claims raised successful a CNN study published earlier this week. 

"Normally, thing similar this, an investigation, you know, tally by the Department of Justice and the FBI would instrumentality months oregon years," Binnall antecedently told Fox News Digital. "We can't bash that successful this lawsuit due to the fact that the voters request an reply earlier the election. And truthful we are going to determination precise rapidly and inactive springiness them a precise fulsome report." 

"He perfectly denies saying immoderate of the things that are successful the CNN piece," Binnall said of Robinson. "What my probe is going to bash is we are going to travel the facts. We are going to analyse this strenuously. We are going to permission nary chromatic unturned. We're going to beryllium very, precise aggressive. And the citizens of North Carolina merit thing little than a afloat probe of this matter, which is what we are going to do."

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It's unclear however Robinson was burned. (Grant Baldwin/Getty Images)

The CNN report surfaced comments Robinson allegedly made much than a decennary agone connected a porn tract messaging board, including describing himself arsenic a "black NAZI;" saying helium enjoyed transgender pornography; saying that helium preferred Hitler to then-President Barack Obama successful 2012; and criticizing the precocious Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. arsenic "worse than a maggot." 

Robinson has denied saying those words, but Republicans person begun to region themselves from the candidate, who, if elected, would beryllium North Carolina's archetypal Black governor. Trump did not notation Robinson, who helium endorsed earlier the March superior and has spoken astatine different Trump events, during the Republican statesmanlike nominee's campaign rally successful Wilmington, North Carolina, Saturday. 

The "incident" happened astatine a run lawsuit successful Mt. Airy, North Carolina. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

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"The allegations against maine are outright lies, fabricated to distract voters from Josh Stein’s disastrous record," Robinson antecedently said successful a connection to Fox News Digital regarding the investigation. "The large radical of North Carolina merit the truth, and I americium afloat committed to ensuring they get it with implicit transparency."

Fox News Digital's Danielle Wallace contributed to this report.