Mark Robinson
Mark Robinson, lieutenant governor of North Carolina, is seen during a Save America rally for former President Donald Trump at the Aero Center Wilmington on September 23, 2022 in Wilmington, North Carolina.
  • Trump invited a politician with controversial stances on abortion to Mar-a-Lago.
  • North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson came to a fundraising event Tuesday.
  • The invitation draws attention to a topic Trump himself has wavered on.

Former President Donald Trump invited North Carolina Lieutenant Governor Mark Robinson to Mar-a-Lago for a "special event" on Tuesday.

Robinson, the frontrunner in North Carolina's gubernatorial race, is known for his strict stances on abortion despite personally admitting to paying for one decades ago.