Washington, D.C., political bar takes down Republican symbol after fierce backlash [Video]

A newly opened politics-themed bar in Washington, D.C., was forced to remove a GOP political symbol from its building after facing community backlash.

The bar, called “Political Pattie’s,” reportedly angered some locals by featuring a GOP elephant, along with a Democratic donkey, as part of its logo painted on the front of the building. Locals attacked the bar on social media, saying a business with the GOP symbol wouldn’t be welcome in an area surrounded by gay bars, according to The Washingtonian.

Just before its grand opening on Tuesday, “Political Pattie’s” removed both party symbols, saying they realized the “red elephant” symbol “was hurtful to the community.”

“Soon after our logo was painted on our building’s facade, we realized that the representation of the red elephant was hurtful to the community,” owners Andrew Benbow and Sydney Bradford wrote in a statementposted on social media. “And out of respect, we decided to change the logo, removing both the …