The mayor of Davenport, Iowa, condemned a resident's snow display on Monday that depicts a figure gunning down a snowman adorned in Democratic Party merchandise and a Sen. Bernie Sanders Bernie SandersKenosha will be a good bellwether in 2020 Biden's fiscal program: What is the likely market impact? McConnell accuses Democrats of sowing division by 'downplaying progress' on election security MORE (I-Vt.) hat.

Davenport Mayor Mike Matson asked the police chief to investigate the display, according to The Associated Press.

The display was put up by homeowner Donald Hesseltine. It depicts a military-garbed mannequin with a chainsaw, a can of Busch Light and an assault rifle firing at a snowman wearing a “Bernie 2020” T-shirt. “They’re crying, so I win,” he said. https://t.co/Opa4ohUXhA — Sioux City Journal (@scj) January 21, 2020

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"My personal reaction is that it's terribly wrong and an embarrassment to our city," Matson said, according to the wire service. "All hate speech is wrong."

The depiction includes a mannequin wearing a military helmet that is holding a gun and a can of beer. The rifle is pointed toward the Sanders fan snowman who has red on its head, seemingly indicating blood. Two signs propped next to this display read "Hesseltine 2020."

The homeowner and creator of this display, Donald Hesseltine, is a former Army veteran who served in Afghanistan.

Hesseltine said that he views the display as a harmless prank, not intended to spark violence.

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"It's just to make people cry, I guess," Hesseltine said. "They're crying, so I win."

Alderwoman Marion Meginnis, who represents Hesseltine's neighborhood, called the creation "bad taste, unneighborly."

Elesha Gayman, chairwoman of the Scott County Democrats, argued the display amounted to "a hate crime and hate speech."

David Millage, chairman of the Scott County Republican Party, found the display "terrible" but said it is protected as free speech. Millage noted there's no affiliation between Hesseltine's presentation and the Republican Party.