Overview

• On June 14 Representative Julie von Haefen shared footage of a Raleigh ‘No Kings’ rally that included a sign depicting a guillotine and a prop resembling a beheaded President Trump against a backdrop of recent shootings of two Minnesota lawmakers
• She edited the video on June 15 to remove the controversial image and issued a statement condemning political violence in all forms
• Senator Mike Lee and Representatives Brenden Jones, Greg Murphy and Mike Schietzelt publicly denounced the post as undemocratic and demanded accountability
• Von Haefen deactivated her account on X while maintaining an active Facebook presence after criticism intensified
• Speaker Destin Hall has asked legislative attorneys to review potential sanctions and no North Carolina House Democrats have yet publicly condemned her actions