Politics & Government
Post On Clay County GOP Page Compared Bernie Sanders To Hitler
Jewish Community Action in Minnesota called the Facebook post deeply offensive and anti-Semitic.
CLAY COUNTY, MN — Republican Party of Minnesota chairwoman Jennifer Carnahan Tuesday condemned a Facebook post shared on the Clay County Republican Party page. The post — which has been deleted — compared Sen. Bernie Sanders to Hitler.
Carnahan's statement came after Jewish Community Action in Minnesota tweeted about the post, calling it deeply offensive and anti-Semitic.
Earlier today we saw this post from the @mnGOP in Clay County, comparing Sen. Bernie Sanders to Hitler. There are a LOT of reasons this is a ridiculous, spurious comparison, and even more reasons why its deeply offensive, and anti-Semitic. pic.twitter.com/jo93pq7FFc
— JCA MN (@JCA_MN) February 26, 2019
This post was absurd. It was disgusting. And it was unquestionably, unapologetically, anti-Semitic. We deserve a public explanation for the post from @mngop, a public apology from the party, and assurances that the person responsible will not be posting in the future.
— JCA MN (@JCA_MN) February 26, 2019
Carnahan said the post was shared by a volunteer with the Clay County Republican Party and "is not appropriate and the MNGOP does not condone these actions or their sentiment."
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"We have called on the local Republican unit to remove this post and hold themselves to a higher standard in the future," she added.
"We must, Republicans and Democrats alike, do better to dispel hate and come together as Americans."
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The incident comes after Carnahan on Feb. 11 stated that Rep. Ilhan Omar "harbors deep-seated anti-Semitic views" and called for her to be removed from the House Foreign Affairs Committee.
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