The Minnesota Reformer reports:
On Tuesday evening Royce White, the Minnesota GOP-endorsed candidate to challenge U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar, posted a map to Twitter, now X, with the following caption: “Crime in Minneapolis…Out of control. Come on now. Refund the police! #Godspeed”
The sentiment was standard fare for a political party that often seeks to make crime a centerpiece of its election campaigns. The map, on the other hand, didn’t show crime at all, but rather the locations of 195 public drinking fountains in the city.
It’s the latest in a long line of embarrassments for a candidate who has himself pled guilty to theft and disorderly conduct, endorsed conspiracy theories, denigrated women and LGBTQ people, described himself as an “antisemite,” fallen behind on child support, and played fast-and-loose with campaign finance laws.
Read the full article. In recent days, White has been under fire for social media posts in which he calls people “fag,” “cunt,” and “retard.”
The Herschel Walker of the 2024 campaign season
MAGA Senate candidate posts map showing “out of control” crime in Minneapolis, it was actually a map of public water fountains. https://t.co/gKoS0DBHhf
— Covie (@covie_93) June 12, 2024
Oh dear: GOP-endorsed MN senate candidate tweeted out a map purporting to show “crime in Minneapolis… Out of control.” It was actually a map of drinking fountains in the city. pic.twitter.com/GYL7jfWBVB
— Christopher Ingraham
(@_cingraham) June 12, 2024
NEW: Minnesota GOP-endorsed Senate candidate Royce White explains FEC reports that show he spent campaign funds at a strip club:
“They sell food at the strip club, don’t they? … So to say it was spent on strippers is not based on factual evidence.” pic.twitter.com/UU0kHpwkeL
— Heartland Signal (@HeartlandSignal) June 11, 2024
Senate Candidate Spent Campaign Funds On Strippers https://t.co/2qpE4WG3b2 pic.twitter.com/wjhmVApO3Z
— JoeMyGod (@JoeMyGod) May 24, 2024