GOP House Candidate Called Out for Questionable Instagram Post of His 'Bucket List' Trip to 'Führer' Hitler's Vacation Home

Just seeing these @CawthornforNC Instagram posts from 2017...my god.

Referring to Hitler with the honorific “Führer." Saying a visit to Hitler's vacation home where he planned out unspeakable atrocities as a “bucket list" moment...as if it's a visit to the Grand Canyon pic.twitter.com/AvgNSe23cO
— Yashar Ali 🐘 (@yashar) August 11, 2020

Another fake news controversy:

When our soldiers were photographed at the Eagle's Nest in 1945 they were clearly celebrating the Allies triumph over one of the greatest evils in human history. They weren't celebrating evil; they were celebrating their victory over evil. pic.twitter.com/K4rbSGjYqX
— Madison Cawthorn (@CawthornforNC) August 11, 2020

I don't cower to the mob. The new Republican Party that I represent will fight back against liberal lies.
— Madison Cawthorn (@CawthornforNC) August 11, 2020

I think the right is being unfair to @yashar here. No one reasonable thinks this is a pro-Nazi post. That's why he doesn't say that. But as a history buff myself, this language is strange.

When you're in a place like that, there's nothing jovial about it. It's deeply saddening. https://t.co/aiWI5YZnmV
— Anthony Leonardi (@TonyDLeonardi) August 11, 2020

Madison Cawthorn's dream was to see Hitler's house? Tell me again how people don't believe he is a white supremacist. pic.twitter.com/5Z8M3KIHo0
— Abattoir Addams (@AbattoirAddams) August 10, 2020

The use of "Führer" and references to Hitler's retreat as a "bucket list" item are abhorrent.

While it's good that he removed the photos, @CawthornforNC never should have posted them, and they raise questions about his values.

May this serve as a lesson.https://t.co/BKTdULJXHF
— American Jewish Committee (@AJCGlobal) August 11, 2020

You don't “share a good time" at Hitler's house, or any other Holocaust memorial. You learn, you're respectful, you understand the immense weight and horror that comes with these places. This is all sorts of wrong #MadisonCawthorn https://t.co/aSoAEdmySB
— Ben Kane (@kenjaminbane) August 11, 2020

Blows my mind to see people saying that this post was taken "out of context" because the caption calls Hitler a "supreme evil."

1. Modern racists understand modern talking points.
2. You don't pose and smile for Instagram photos at a place you truly think is evil. https://t.co/T0ign5QhSr
— Elyssa (@LyssaInTheSky) August 11, 2020

My #NC11 opponent ...

- Named his biz SPQR

- Sports a Molon Labe emblem

- Poses with a Betsy Ross flag

- Hitler's vacay retreat was on his bucket list

- He follows 88 on Twitter

Fool you twice & it's shame on you. Fool you 5 times & you're a fool.

America deserves better! pic.twitter.com/YdEKL6Di7E
— Moe Davis (@ColMorrisDavis) August 11, 2020

He calls him a supreme evil in the same post. This is lazy on your part. https://t.co/VP1dOomMWr
— Varij Shah 🇺🇸🐂 (@varij_shah) August 11, 2020

This is the most manufactured controversy in the world. He literally calls Hitler a “supreme evil." It's obvious that his interest in going there was due to his respect for history—something yashar could stand to develop! https://t.co/SULK6jtQKr
— cal (@my_power_level) August 11, 2020

He called hitler a “supreme evil". Read the post instead of gaslighting. https://t.co/Nn3Lt9mT4c
— Fred Underwood (@Fred_Under1776) August 11, 2020