Former President Donald Trump has heaped praise on North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson in his bid for the governors mansion.

But when asked Thursday if hed be dropping his support of Robinson in light of the candidates porn site scandal , Trump suddenly had nothing to say.

I dont know the situation, Trump said when a reporter asked about pulling his endorsement. He then walked away.

Revelations about Robinsons online conduct have dominated headlines since CNN released a bombshell report on the candidate last week. Its unlikely that Trump, who reportedly watched around eight hours of TV news a day when he was president, truly knows nothing about the outrage surrounding the man he once called one of the great stars of the Republican party.

Robinson, according to CNN , revealed on an adult website that he enjoys transgender porn, despite expressing many anti-trans viewpoints on the campaign trail and characterizing transgender people as perverts sneaking into bathrooms. The report also found the candidate admitted in comments that hed secretly watched naked women in gym showers when he was a teenager.

In another comment, Robinson allegedly said he didnt care about a celebritys abortion, adding: I just wanna see the sex tape! In public, Robinson has regularly called abortion murder, said hed sign a six-week ban and, in recordings leaked by an opposition group earlier this month, revealed hed actually like to see a zero-week ban.

On the porn site, Robinson also referred to himself as a black NAZI! and expressed support for reinstating slavery, CNN found.

Vice President Kamala Harris campaign said it was absurd to believe Trump wasnt up to speed on the Robinson scandal.

Trump has been to North Carolina twice since the news broke and is still standing by Robinson, even as the people who know Robinson best are abandoning him, spokesperson Ammar Moussa said in a statement.

Robinson has both denounced reporting on his posts as lies and has also admitted the posts possibly happened. A wave of senior staffers on his campaign have resigned in the wake of the scandal.

Before CNNs report, Trump regularly lauded Robinson as an outstanding person, a friend, the Braveheart of our time and Martin Luther King on steroids.

You have to cherish him. Its like a fine wine, Trump said of Robinson in December.

The GOP presidential nominee was an early backer of Robinsons campaign, held a fundraiser for him at Mar-a-Lago and gave him a speaking slot at the Republican National Convention.

Shortly after the scandal broke, Trumps campaign said any reports he was planning to drop his endorsement of Robinson were false and that hes focused on winning the White House and saving the country.