WAUSAU, WI (WSAU-WAOW) — The Republican Party of Marathon County is in some hot water over Facebook posts.
The post commented on Elizabeth Warren and the DNA test she recently took to prove her Native American heritage. The 1st post made a nod to Warren’s potential presidential bid for 2020 reading, “WARREN: 1/2020th” Kevin Hermening the chair of the Marathon County Republican party told WAOW-TV, “We just felt that there was a, more than a bit of hypocrisy surrounding Senator Warren’s allegations or assertions I should say of her native American lineage.”
The second post mentioned Dr. Christine Blasey Ford and read, “Sen. Elizabeth Warren had as much evidence she is an Indian as Christine Blasey Ford had that she was attacked 30-some years ago by Justice Kavanaugh. #Fauxahontas” Many residents are upset, feeling that the posts are racist. Democratic State Representative Katrina Shankland says “They are making cheap jokes at a time when racism is a serious issue and we should never be making fun of it or poking at any culture.”
Katie Rosenberg, a member of the Marathon County Board of Supervisors, tweeted that the meme was racist. Other local Democrats have also come out against the post.
While the Facebook posts have been taken down, the Republican Party of Marathon County continues to stand by the posts.
