A defaced mural in Maine shows Governor Paul LePage in KKK hood and wearing Mickey Mouse ears
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The mural, which an unknown artist drew this week in Portland, Maine, originally depicted the embattled governor wearing a Ku Klux Klan hood and robe next to the words "RACIST," "HOMOPHOBE" and "MORON." A fourth word, "GOVERNOR," was crossed out with a red line.
However, yesterday, the artwork underwent a number of transformations at the hands of vigilante residents.
First, according to NBC affiliate WCSH-TV, two LePage supporters painted over the mural with white paint. Then, opponents of the governor scrubbed the paint off, restoring the original image.
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A graffiti mural of LePage originally had him dressed as a KKK leader, but this morning he has Mickey ears. pic.twitter.com/ymb3QMJfPS
- Kelsey Fabian (@KelseyFabian) September 7, 2016
"I do not want it up there. It is not reflective of our values," Mayor Ethan Strimling said, according to the Press Herald. "The KKK has a long, problematic history in the state of Maine, and equating the governor and his rhetoric, as much as we disagree with it, is a step too far."
LePage, a Republican, has come under fire for a series of inflammatory comments he made last month, which include a diatribe about 'black and Hispanic' drug dealers and a profanity-laced voicemail left for a state representative.
LePage vowed he would not resign in wake of the remarks, and rejected some lawmakers' assertions that he had "mental issues."
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