The poster, which linked the Muslim lawmaker to the 9/11 attacks, was displayed during a celebration of the state's Republican party.
, but did not immediately respond to request for comment from BuzzFeed News.“It’s ugly; it’s hateful; and there’s absolutely no place for it in American politics,” Democratic Del. Mike Pushkin, who tweeted a photo of the poster, said. “Not in the country that I love. Not in the state that I love."
“While I may not agree with everything that is out there, I do agree that freedom of speech is something we have to protect, even if we don’t agree with it,” Graves said. “Maybe especially because we don’t believe in it.” "I believe Muslim Americans are just that – Americans. Period. And anything that spreads hate is personally distasteful to me. Deeply," she told BuzzFeed News.
“We are supposed to have disagreement here. We are supposed to engage in high-minded debate. We are suppose to air out things that are sometimes uncomfortable — that’s OK,” Hanshaw said. “That’s what makes our country great.”
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