North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, North Carolina’s Republican nominee for governor, announced a major staffing shakeup Sunday, days after CNN reported that he had called himself a “black NAZI” on an online porn forum.
The big picture: Robinson, who denies making comments outlined in the CNN investigation, announced in a statement that his top adviser Conrad Pogorzelski; Chris Rodriguez, campaign manager; Heather Whillier, finance director; and Jason Rizk, deputy campaign manager, “have stepped down from their roles with the campaign.”
- “I appreciate the efforts of these team members who have made the difficult choice to step away from the campaign, and I wish them well in their future endeavors. I look forward to announcing new staff roles in the coming days,” Robinson said.
Zoom in: Pogorzelski said in a text message Axios: “The reports are true that I, along with others from the campaign have left of our own accord.”
- He said in addition to those announced that political director John Kontoulas, political director Jackson Lohrer and director of operations Patrick Riley had also resigned.
- Representatives for Robinson did not immediately respond to Axios’ request for comment on these other resignations.
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