Fears grow in North Carolina as ultra-extreme Republican eyes governor’s mansion

If Mark Robinson wins gubernatorial race in 2024 there would be no one to hold back a wave of rightwing bills in the state

To Mark Robinson, gay and transgender people are filth", homosexuality is an abominable sin, and the transgender movement is demonic" and full of the spirit of the antichrist".

Muslim Americans, meanwhile, are invaders, and Robinson is not afraid to dabble in antisemitism: in his mind an international cabal of Jewish financiers make up a modern-day four horsemen of the apocalypse", who rule the banks in every single country".