FOWLERVILLE, MI -- A Fowlerville auto shop’s Halloween decoration of a President Donald Trump scarecrow holding the head of President Barack Obama by rope is facing criticism in Livingston County.

Quality Coatings’ owner Dave Huff has since changed his display to the Trump scarecrow wearing caution tape on his head that reads “PC-Police”. Huff told the Detroit Free Press that race was not a factor in his decoration.

Huff changed the scarecrow on Friday, Oct. 25, after backlash online from Fowlerville residents, he said.

How is this ok? I am disgusted this is in my hometown. Way to display your ignorance. Democrat or Republican this is just wrong. At least I know who not to do business with. Posted by Kathy DeTroyer on Thursday, October 24, 2019

Huff said he had the original display up for about three weeks and has had some support for the decorations. Huff, who said he does not vote, declined to comment further to MLive/The Ann Arbor News on Monday, Oct. 28.

In the original display, the Trump scarecrow held a black rope and an Obama mask in one hand and an American flag in the other. Some critics said the rope looked like a noose. Huff told the Free Press it represented a spine and move from Mortal Kombat.

A zombie propped behind the scarecrow has Hillary and Bill Clinton masks on its shoulders.

“I thought Halloween was supposed to be scary,” Huff told the Livingston Daily on Friday. “We might have taken it too far. We are sorry.”