GOP Group Sorry for 'Jihad Squad' Post

An Illinois Republican group has apologized and removed from its Facebook page a post that showed images of four Democratic congresswomen who have been criticized by President Trump and referred to them as the "Jihad Squad." The post appeared Friday night on the Republican County Chairman's Association page. The Chicago Tribune reports that it showed images of Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar, Ayanna Pressley, and Rashida Tlaib on a poster. It said: "Political jihad is their game," and "If you don't agree with their socialist ideology, you're racist." The four congresswomen sometimes refer to themselves as the "squad." Mark Shaw, president of the GOP group, condemned what he called an "unauthorized" post and apologized to anyone who was offended, the AP reports. (A Louisiana police officer's boss is investigating reports he said Ocasio-Cortez "needs a round.")