An East Tennessee political hopeful is getting backlash for his campaign billboard that says "Make America White Again.”

Rick Tyler is responsible for the sign. He's running as an independent candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives.

"I don't know how many millions of us there are, but I believe there are a lot of us. We believe that was a better America than the America we're living in today,” Tyler said.

Tyler said the message is inspired by Donald Trump's campaign.

But the sign, along Highway 411 in Polk County, has since been taken down.

The political hopeful's website also has some controversial pictures, like the White House surrounded by confederate flags.

"Do you have a preference for your own racial family like many Mexican people clearly do, and many black people and people of other ethnicity? Well, certainly,” Tyler said.

The area Kiwanis Club said they're not going to hold their meetings at Tyler's restaurant anymore. Several of his customers also condemned the sign.