Ron Paul tweets then deletes racist, anti-Semitic cartoon

Former Republican lawmaker Ron Paul tweets and later deletes a racist and anti-Semitic cartoon showing minorities with exaggerated and stereotypical features punching Uncle Sam.

The cartoon features a Jewish man with a large hooked nose, a Chinese man with slanted eyes, a black man with large lips, and a third figure that social media users identified as a neanderthal. All four are draped in a red cape made from the Soviet flag and are captioned as saying: “Cultural Marxism!”

jesus fucking christ man pic.twitter.com/eaLMve87Ex

— inverted vibe curve: burgertown has fallen (@PatBlanchfield) July 2, 2018

Paul, who is notorious for his associations with the far right, was swiftly criticized for the post by Twitter users.

The retired lawmaker later replaced the image with one that says “political correctness,” with a “no” symbol over it.

Are you stunned by what has become of American culture? Well, it's not an accident. You've probably heard of "Cultural Marxism," but do you know what it means? … More here: https://t.co/bqyiekaSkX pic.twitter.com/9bm5EA17tk

— Ron Paul (@RonPaul) July 2, 2018