NORTH Carolina House candidate Madison Cawthorn deleted an Instagram post celebrating his “bucket list” visit to Adolf Hitler’s HQ.
Cawthorn, 25, posted a bizarre picture of him on vacation with arms spread at the Eagle’s Nest – one of Hitler’s meeting points in the Alps.
In the post from 2017, the candidate referred to Hitler as “the Fuhrer”, writing: “Seeing the Eagles Nest has been on my bucket list for a while.
“It did not disappoint.
“Strange to hear so many laugh and share such a good time with my brother where only 79 years ago a supreme evil shared laughs and good times with his compatriots.”
The 25-year-old Republican, who is running in the 11th district in North Carolina, has now deleted the post.
During his campaign, he’s made several appearances on Fox networks to improve his stock as a millennial GOP leader.
His controversial post from three years ago has been scrutinised on social media – and was picked up by his political opponent, Moe Davis.
Davis listed a series of claims regarding Cawthorne, and the Instagram post, though omitted that the candidate referred to Hitler as “supreme evil” in the caption.
He tweeted: “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.
‘BUCKET LIST’ NAZI VISIT
“Fool you twice & it’s shame on you. Fool you 5 times & you’re a fool. America deserves better!”
In the district’s primary, Cawthorn won 65 per cent over Lynda Bennett, who was initially backed by President Donald Trump.
The district Cawthorn is running in was last held by Mark Meadows – who left the post in March 2020 to become the White House Chief of Staff.
The 25-year-old Republican was critically injured in Florida when he was 18 when a car he was riding in struck a concrete pylon.
He is paralyzed from the abdomen down, and the crash derailed his Navy plans.
The controversial site visited by Cawthorn – the Eagle’s Nest – was a building exclusively used by members of the Nazi Party for government and social meetings during the Third Reich.
It was situated on top of the Obersalzberg mountains, overlooking the small town of Berchtesgaden in Bavaria.
It was visited by Adolf Hitler 14 times – who is said to have disliked the location due to his fear of heights.
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The location today is open seasonally as a restaurant, beer garden, and tourist site.
Hitler was the leader of the Nazi Party who initiated World War Two by invading Poland and his “final solution” – now known as the Holocaust – saw the systematic murder of some six millions Jews and other minorities.
