State Chairman Tim Schneider called it "bigoted" and "does not reflect my values or the Illinois Republican Party’s values," which for Republicans is like when people tell you it's not about the money, it's about the money. These are Republican values. Source: Chicago Tribune Top leaders of the Illinois Republican Party launched an effort at damage control Sunday after a social media post echoed President Donald Trump’s criticism of four Democratic congresswoman and went further, referring to them in a movie-type poster of being a “jihad squad” and contending they believe any criticism is racist. The post was made to the Illinois Republican County Chairmen’s Association Facebook page on Friday night but gained publicity over the weekend.