Mark Robinson, who has weathered numerous scandals over his controversial remarks, has garnered praise from Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump.

North Carolina's Republican candidate for governor promised to stay in the race on Thursday after CNN reported that he once called himself a "black NAZI!" and proposed bringing back slavery in comments posted on a pornography website.

Trump has yet to speak out as Robinson faces pressures to exit the North Carolina gubernatorial race after reports of his past messages to an adult website.