Republican Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., issued an ultimatum to North Carolina Republican gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson following the bombshell report about his alleged porn scandal, saying he “owes it to President Trump.”

“If the reporting on Mark Robinson is a total media fabrication, he should take immediate legal action,” Tillis said in a Friday message to X.

“If the reporting is accurate, he owes it to President Trump and every Republican to hold himself accountable for his actions and put the future of North Carolina and our party first,” he said.

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North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson arrives at a “Get Out The Vote” rally in Greensboro, N.C., March 2. (Getty Images)

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Tillis’ statement came after Robinson posted a video on social media in which he denied his involvement in the scandal and vowed to stay in the race for governor of Old North State.

“Let me reassure you, the things that you’re going to see in that story, those are not the words of Mark Robinson. You know my words, you know my character, and you know that I’ve been completely transparent in this race and before. Folks, in this race right now, our opponents are desperate to shift the focus here from the substantive issues and focus on what you care about to salacious trappings, tabloid garbage,” he said in the X video.

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Fox News Digital has reached out to Robinson’s campaign for comment.

In a statement to CNN, Robinson said this was “not us.”

“This is not us. These are not our words. And this is not something that is specific to me,” Robinson said. “I’m not going to get into the details of how someone fabricated this, these salacious tabloid lies.”

Mark Robinson, North Carolina Lieutenant Governor and candidate for governor, delivers a speech prior to Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump’s address during a campaign rally at Harrah’s Cherokee Center on August 14, 2024 in Asheville, North Carolina.

CNN reported Thursday afternoon in a report that Robinson previously used a porn site called “Nude Africa.”

On the pornographic site, Robinson allegedly messaged fellow users about peeping on women in locker rooms as a teenager, described himself as a “black NAZI” and expressed a fondness for transgender porn. The candidates’ involvement stretched from 2008 to 2012, according to CNN, long before Robinson entered the political arena in 2019.

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The CNN report alleged that Robinson used a pseudonym on the porn site, “minisoldr.”

“I came to a spot that was a dead end but had two large vents over it! It just so happened to overlook the showers! I sat there for about an hour and watched as different girls came in and showered,” Robinson reportedly wrote on Nude Africa.

In another 2010 story, CNN reported that Robinson allegedly said, “I’m a black Nazi!” while talking about black Republicans.

North Carolina Lt. Governor Mark Robinson speaks at the Faith and Freedom Road to Majority Conference at the Washington Hilton on June 21, 2024 in Washington, D.C. (Getty Images)

The allegations come as North Carolina remains a highly contested state as the 2024 election approaches.

The key states in the race – including North Carolina – had razor-thin margins that decided President Bidens Trump’s 2020 election victory.

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In 2020, Trump narrowly won North Carolina by just over 1 point. The latest polls in the monumental 2024 presidential race suggest a coin toss, with the former president holding the narrowest lead.

Emma Colton, Paul Steinhauser and Tyler Olson of Fox News Digital contributed to this report.

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