Obama float driver: 'I'm a patriot' - On the front of his golf cart was a stuffed African Lion - on the back of the golf cart was a statue of Obama labeled "LYING AFRICAN"

Don Christy doesn't care what you think about his parade float. To him, the words "Lying African" in front of a depiction of President Barack Obama was funny.

Many, however, are questioning the town officials, police and organizers who allowed the 73-year-old Christy to drive the display in Monday's Fourth of July parade in Sheridan, a rural community of 2,900 in northern Hamilton County, north of Indianapolis.

"I'm not a Democrat. I'm not a Republican," Christy told IndyStar. "I'm a patriot."

Christy wore a prison jumpsuit and a blond wig while driving a golf cart in the parade. The cart's roof displayed signs in support of presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump. On the front was the head of a stuffed animal with a sign reading "African Lion." On the back, a doll with an Obama mask was propped in a toilet with a sign reading "Lying African."

Tony Samuel, vice chairman of Trump's Indiana campaign, said the display went too far.

“While we realize that the majority of Hoosiers are extremely unhappy with Hillary Clinton and President Obama and don’t trust either of them for good reasons, in my opinion, this is not the right way to express that displeasure and distrust," Samuel said in a statement.

"As described by media accounts, the depiction on the float was in poor taste and crossed a line. It may not even have been allowed in the parade had it gone through the proper channels.

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