A Minnesota Republican Party county official has resigned after posting an image on Facebook comparing mask mandates to Jews being forced to wear Stars of David in Nazi Germany, the state party says
Minnesota Republican Party Chairwoman Jennifer Carnahan confirmed the official's resignation in a statement on Tuesday. Earlier, she had repeated a lower ranking official's assertion that the Wabasha County Republican Party's Facebook page had been hacked -- an assertion that she retracted on Tuesday evening.
— Jewish Community Action July 27, 2020 Carnahan responded to the group Monday, confirming the image and stating that the county board thought it was posted via hack. "This post was brought to @mngop's attention today. Immediately we reached out to the Wabasha board," she tweeted. She added,"Our party does not support/condone divisive and harmful posts or language of this nature.
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