"And yes, I called it filth, and if you don't like that I called it filth, come see me and I'll explain it to you.".
Deputy White House press secretary and North Carolina native Andrew Bates called Robinson's comments "repugnant and offensive.".North Carolina State Senator Jeff Jackson thanked the White House for "standing up to the discrimination." He urged Robinson to resign, along with North Carolina State Senator Wiley Nickel, who called Robinson "a disgrace and an embarrassment to our state." .Mark Robinson is a disgrace and an embarrassment to our state - he should resign immediately
The Human Rights Campaign, an LGBTQ+ civil rights organization, also called for the lieutenant governor to resign for his "disgraceful, hateful statements."