LA CROSSE, WI. – New reporting revealed that Rebecca Cooke publicly attacked her hometown of Eau Claire as racist and accused the community of harboring “institutionalized” racism following the death of George Floyd in 2020.
In a series of social media posts from her former business, Red’s Mercantile, Cooke complained about being “back living in my predominantly white hometown” and claimed “quiet racism” had “always been there and has never been challenged or called out.”
Cooke went even further, comparing Eau Claire to Minneapolis-St. Paul in the wake of the George Floyd riots and riots-related unrest, claiming the same racism was “institutionalized” in western Wisconsin communities.
Cooke also lectured residents to “use your white privilege,” “hire minorities,” and “buy from minority-owned businesses,” while scolding people not to “lean on your POC friends.”
“Time and again, Cooke has shown that she will sell out Wisconsinites to pander to Washington Democrats. Whether it’s supporting failed Biden-era policies that would gut our rural communities or even attacking her own neighbors by calling them ‘racist’, she’s made it clear that she hates the people she claims she wants to represent.” – Grace Kim, Campaign Spox
