Sign Falsely Linking Muslim Congresswoman To Sept. 11 Sparks Outrage In West Virginia
The poster was on display at West Virginia's "GOP Day" on Friday. It provoked an argument, an injury, the resignation of a staff member and potential disciplinary action against a lawmaker.
A day after a sign at an event sponsored by the Republican Party of West Virginia linked one of the first Muslim women elected to Congress with the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, the head of the state GOP is putting distance between the party and the poster.
The sign led to a spat, an injury, an official's resignation and potential disciplinary action against a lawmaker.
It sat on display outside the House of Delegates chamber on Friday during a series of events around
