GOP chief who said Black people belonged in Wakanda and women should make sandwiches quits

The executive director of the North Dakota Republican Party has resigned after less than two weeks on the job following controversy over a series of social media posts denigrating women and Black people, reported KFYR TV on Tuesday.

"I believe the best path forward for the NDGOP is for me to take a different path," said Dave Roetman in a brief statement announcing his resignation. "I wish them all the best."

This comes after extensive reporting at The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead documenting Roetman's controversial escapades on X.

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According to reporter Rob Port, Roetman made "dozens and dozens of ignorant social media posts," including comments leering at scantily clad or undressed women; jokes about women making sandwiches; and a suggestion that Black people should get out of America and move to Wakanda, the fictional East African kingdom that was the setting for Black Panther.

When the original story broke, Roetman refused to apologize, telling Port, "I am a man who stands by his words."

Generally, state party chairs are content to work behind the scenes out of sight, but are sometimes the focus of colorful scandals. In 2021, former Minnesota GOP director Jennifer Carnahan stepped down amid allegations the organization was full of sexual harassment and bullying, including one of her close associates and party donors being arrested for sex trafficking.