A Republican lawmaker from Oregon faced calls for her resignation after her son was photographed giving a Nazi salute in front of a World War II German fight plane during a school field trip.
A top Oregon Republican faced calls for her resignation after her son was photographed giving a Nazi salute in front of a World War II German fight plane during a school field trip.
Republican Rep. Vikki Breese-Iverson of Oregon faces calls for her resignation after her son was photographed giving a Nazi salute next to a World War II German plane during a school field trip.The teen and a classmate posed next to a vintage German fighter plane and gave the Nazi salute. “We have a problem with the way Vikki Breese Iverson [sic] has and is conducting herself. We feel that if she can’t handle the scope of parenting her child who is nearing adulthood and was caught perpetuating Nazi symbolism, then she is also not fit to fill her elected position,” said Josie Stanfield, a Central Oregon Diversity Project board member.
“Out of extremely poor judgement and without considering the impact this photo would have, he posed in front of the aircraft,” she wrote,“My husband and I have been in contact with the school administration about enforcing adequate consequences for his actions, both at school and at home. In no way do my husband or I condone these actions, and we apologize to anyone impacted by this image,” she added.
“I apologized to anyone that was offended and accepted the punishment handed down to me by the school and my parents,” the boy added, according to the Bend Bulletin.The Central Oregon Diversity Project noted that Breese-Iverson has blocked people from viewing her Facebook page where she made the apology, which a federal court has ruled is unconstitutional behavior for elected officials who use the social media platform as a public forum, advocates pointed out.
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