Andy West, whose father is a Republican candidate for the Missouri state House, has joined his sister in telling voters not to support their dad on Election Day, according to The Kansas City Star.

In an interview with the local newspaper on Tuesday, Andy West, the second oldest of his father’s three children, called his father "a fanatic" who “must be stopped.”

“My dad’s a fanatic. He must be stopped,” Andy West told the Star. “His ideology is pure hatred. It’s totally insane."

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“If he gets elected, it would legitimize him," he continued. "Then he would become a state official, and he’s saying that Jews shouldn’t even have civil rights.”

Steve West made headlines over the summer for past comments he made online and on his radio show that resurfaced, including one in which he said “Hitler was right” about who was “behind” the events taking place in Germany before World War II.

Though the Republican candidate’s son said in the interview that he did not believe his father was the type to commit violence, he accused him of having the same objective as Robert Bowers, the man accused of killing 11 people at a Pittsburgh synagogue over the weekend.

“But certainly the terrorist that engaged in that synagogue shooting and my father have the same objective,” Andy West told the Star. “That objective is the removal of Jews from America. And certainly, if somebody who is already unstable gets the kind of message that he’s preaching, it’s all bad.”

Steve West denounced the mass shooting on Monday and said he is “absolutely not anti-Semitic.” He has previously said that some of his comments that have drawn criticism in recent months had been taken out of context.

“I absolutely renounce what took place there,” he said of the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting. “I have never, never suggested anything like that. When stuff like that happens, it is a terrible travesty and injustice. I would never condone any violence against any people because of a specific race or religion or anything else.”

Andy West’s comments arrived just a day after his sister, Emily West, called on voters not to support her dad in the election in a separate interview with the Star.

“I can’t imagine him being in any level of government,” she told the newspaper on Monday.

“A lot of his views are just very out there,” Emily West also said. “He’s made multiple comments that are racist and homophobic and how he doesn’t like the Jews.”

Steve West told the Star that his ex-wife, who is Emily West's mother, was to blame for his daughter's negative perception of him.

“I had a toxic divorce from my ex-wife and she’s poisoned my kids, and I have to live with that,” he told the Star. “I’m sorry that she’s decided to make a political issue that doesn’t need to be.”

“I have a good reputation,” he added. “These people are trying to paint me as some monster. But I have been in this community for a long time, I’m very well known. A lot of people know me, and they don’t have those experiences with me. There’s a good chance I’m going to win.”

Steve West's campaign did not respond to a request for comment on Tuesday.