Trump campaign co-chair wants Obama to 'catch mad cow disease'

Wants Michelle to live in Zimbabwe with a gorilla

The co-chair of Donald Trump's presidential campaign has come under fire for making disparaging remarks about United States President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle.

“Obama catches mad cow disease after being caught having relations with a Hereford (cow). He dies before his trial and is buried in a cow pasture next to Valerie Jarrett,” Carl Paladino told Artvoice, a weekly Buffalo newspaper.



Padino added he would like to see Michelle "return to being a male and let loose in the outback of Zimbabwe where she lives comfortably in a cave with Maxie, the gorilla,” in a open-feature on how local figures saw 2017.



The comments sparked social media outrage, with elected officials condemning his remarks.

My official statement calling for Carl Paldino to resign from the Buffalo School Board:https://t.co/x1R97rsrAI pic.twitter.com/JDWEpjkKaQ

— Mark Poloncarz (@markpoloncarz) December 23, 2016

Carl Paladino made racist, ugly, reprehensible remarks about the President & First Lady. My wish this season is for unity.
Full statement pic.twitter.com/ZHgsrHmHbp

— Archive: Governor Andrew Cuomo (@NYGovCuomo) December 23, 2016

Dr. Barbara Nevergold held a press following remarks Carl Paladino made about President Obama and the First Lady in Artvoice. pic.twitter.com/H4axqHL9ec

— John Hickey (@jhickeyBN) December 23, 2016

Carl Paladino's comments are disgusting and absolutely abhorrent. I don't care what party you are apart of, his comments are inhumane

— Michael Blake (@MrMikeBlake) December 24, 2016

https://twitter.com/owillis/status/812517915983482880

So Donald Trump ally Carl Paladino has gone FULL white supremacists with his extremely racist comments. He knows nothing will happen to him

— Tariq Nasheed 🇺🇸 (@tariqnasheed) December 24, 2016

The New York developer released a statement defending his comments. “Michelle hated America before her husband won. She then enjoyed all the attention, the multi -million dollar vacations, the huge staff and other benefits,” he said.

“Then when Hillary lost, she and Barack realised that without Hillary, there was no one to protect the little, if any, legacy he had. That’s when Michelle came out and said there is no hope for America. Good, let her leave and go someplace she will be happy.”

This article originally appeared on The Independent.