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Video of former President Donald Trump praising North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson (R) as “Martin Luther King on steroids” went viral on Thursday as rumors flew of a new scandal emerging.

“I told that to Mark. I said, I think you’re better than Martin Luther King. I think you are Martin Luther King times two,” Trump added at an early March rally in North Carolina.

Robinson has long been considered one of the most controversial elected officials in the U.S. over his past statements praising Hitler and calling for extrajudicial killings.

In his latest scandal, CNN’s K-File published on Thursday that Robinson had referred to himself as a “Black NAZI!” and “expressed support for reinstating slavery” in an online pornography forum. CNN’s report added:

Despite a recent history of anti-transgender rhetoric, Robinson said he enjoyed watching transgender pornography, a review of archived messages found in which he also referred to himself as a “perv.”

The comments, which Robinson denies making, predate his entry into politics and current stint as North Carolina’s lieutenant governor. They were made under a username that CNN was able to identify as Robinson by matching a litany of biographical details and a shared email address between the two.

Trump has endorsed Robinson’s bid to become governor of the key swing state. The Carolina Journal reported ahead of the CNN story being published that “Robinson is under pressure from staff and members of the Trump campaign to withdraw from the governor’s race due to the nature of the story, which they say involves activity on adult websites in 2000s.”

“Slavery is not bad. Some people need to be slaves. I wish they would bring it (slavery) back. I would certainly buy a few,” Robinson wrote online, according to CNN.

The GOP candidate also said, “I’d take Hitler over any of the sh*t that’s in Washington right now!”

In June, Robinson made headlines as past remarks at a local church were made public. “Some folks need killing!” shouted during a roughly half-hour-long speech in Lake Church in the tiny town of White Lake, in the southeast corner of the state. “It’s time for somebody to say it. It’s not a matter of vengeance. It’s not a matter of being mean or spiteful. It’s a matter of necessity!”

Robinson will face Democrat Josh Stein, the state attorney general, in the general election to replace term-limited Governor Roy Cooper (D). Robinson’s run has resulted in an avalanche of headlines pointing out his past rhetoric.

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