Republican official apologises for cartoon comparing order to wear masks to Nazi extermination camps

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Republican official apologises for cartoon comparing order to wear masks to Nazi extermination camps
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‘It’s apparent I previously lacked an adequate understanding of the severity of [Holocaust victims’] experience,’ Dane Hicks admits

wearing a face mask with a Star of David on it. She is superimposed over a photo of Jewish people boarding trains meant for concentration camps. Below the image a caption reads:"Lockdown Laura says: Put on your mask ... and step onto the cattle car."Ms Kelly issued a statewide order on Friday requiring all Kansans to wear face masks in public spaces., Mr Hicks decided to remove his cartoon after it generated substantial criticism online.

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