Illinois GOP Group Apologizes After Reportedly Posting Bigoted 'Jihad Squad' Meme
The Illinois Republican County Chairman’s Association is apologizing after an apparent posting of a bigoted meme on its Facebook page calling several Democratic congresswomen of color the “jihad squad.”
The image shows Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts and Rashida Tlaib of Michigan, who are known collectively as “the squad” in a mock movie poster. The RCCA has not confirmed whether it created the image, though the screenshot shows that the poster bears the organization’s insignia on the bottom right-hand corner. “Political jihad is their game,” the poster reads. “If you don’t agree with their Socialist ideology, you’re racist.”
On Sunday, RCCA President Mark Shaw released a statement acknowledging that “an image which was not authorized by me was posted on the Facebook page of the Illinois Republican County Chairmen’s Association. I am sorry if anyone who saw the image was offended by the contents.”
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/illinois-gop-group-apologizes-after-reportedly-posting-bigoted-jihad-squad-meme_n_5d34c3e9e4b0419fd32e93d8
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The damage is irreversible as well as viral on the internet......
Showing these public servants with guns is a very dangerous idea in today's America.
Now, the whole lot of them need to drive to D.C. and apologize in person......
