MURPHY, NC — A new billboard in North Carolina shows four minority congresswomen smiling down on the small town of Murphy, their faces at odds with the apocalyptic phrase slapped above them: “The 4 Horsemen Cometh.”
The billboard funded by a local gun shop then shows a red line striking out the last word, editing the phrase to instead say, “The 4 Horsemen Are Idiots.”
The Charlotte Observer reports the billboard by Cherokee Guns targets the same congresswomen whom President Donald Trump recently told to return to the “crime infested places from which they came.”
Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar, Ayanna Pressley and Rashida Tlaib are all US citizens and only one emigrated from another country. The sign is signed “the Deplorables” and has sparked sharp reactions online, both supportive and appalled.
In a Facebook post Monday, Cherokee Guns announced it would be offering “4 Horsemen” bumper stickers “due to overwhelming demand.” The store said the stickers would be given to those who visit the store and say they are voting for Trump in 2020.
“Snowflakes and Liberals are not eligible,” it added.
However, opponents are condemning the stunt as “racist” and “dangerous.”
