Mark Robinson, North Carolina GOP gubernatorial candidate, treated for burns, campaign says

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Mark Robinson, North Carolina GOP gubernatorial candidate, treated for burns, campaign says
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Mark Robinson attended a truck show in Mt Airy NC tonight. He burned his hand leaning against a truck and was taken to the hospital. I’m told by an official source that he is fine and home now.

https://x.com/amyegardner/status/1839869021635682652

Lol sorry if I wasted your time.

He touched an exhaust pipe didn't he...

That’s painful. I did that once: stepping down from the truck, I grabbed the handhold running up behind the door…. But it wasn’t a handhold. I got pretty lucky since I was actually holding onto it, so was in contact way too long. However I plunged my hand into a snow bank and was mostly ok

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I did that when I was like 6. I didn't know! Hurt like hell! My palm swole up into a giant blister.

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I was sure this headline as going to be on an article from theonion.com detailing witty insults lobbed the the GOP candidate since his unmasking on the porn site.

Don’t stand so close to the cross in those robes 🤷‍♂️

Going with flammable material for the hood was a poor choice. Not very breathable too.

So he had his hands on some dude's tailpipe and it was so hot, it sent him to the ER with burns. Checks out.

Hey don't stigmatize!

It could've been glowing his truck nuts as well.

Mike Lonergan, a campaign spokesperson, said in a statement late Friday night that the 56-year-old Robinson suffered second-degree burns during an "incident at a campaign appearance at the Mayberry Truck Show in Mt. Airy," a city located near the border of North Carolina and Virginia.

Without further specific context, I just assumed this was a parody piece given the recent revelations.

Mt. Airy is Andy Griffith's home town, and was the inspiration for Mayberry.

Mike Lonergan, a campaign spokesperson, said in a statement late Friday night that the 56-year-old Robinson suffered second-degree burns during an "incident at a campaign appearance at the Mayberry Truck Show in Mt. Airy," a city located near the border of North Carolina and Virginia.

They're using pyrotechnics at GOP events, I guess.