Mayor Bruce Hagen of Superior, Wisconsin is being asked by 5 city council members to retract a Facebook comment referring to President Barack Obama as a Muslim who has “destroyed the fabric of democracy.”
Hagen’s full comment, which was posted in response to a photo of First Lady Michelle Obama, reads “Unbelievable! She and her Muslim partner have destroyed the fabric of democracy that was so very hard fought for!”
Hagen told Eyewitness News he made the comment in response to something that a friend said, but declined to elaborate. He said he stands by the statement and said it was an expression of free speech.
“Quite simply, these are really inappropriate comments,” councilor Graham Garfield said Monday evening. “How can we have a non-partisan elected mayor who has to work with elected officials, including the president’s office, making these comments?”
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