latest Gov. Lepage-related controversy? This:originally depicting him as a member of the KKK now Mickey Mouse. @WGME pic.twitter.com/v07xhg5MOx

— Alexa Maslowski (@AlexaWGME) September 7, 2016

The street art was painted on a wall belonging to the East End Wastewater Treatment Facility sometime within the past week.

Next to the caricature of LePage read the words “racist,” ”homophobe,” ”moron,” and finally “governor” — which had a red line painted through it.

A message seeking comment from LePage was left with a spokesman Wednesday.

Mayor Ethan Strimling pushed for the mural’s removal on Tuesday, saying it bordered on hate speech. But city officials permitted the mural to remain.

Portland Water District officials say the wall along the city’s Eastern Promenade has been open to graffiti artists for 15 years.

Someone altered the mural Tuesday night to remove all KKK imagery and instead add Mickey Mouse ears to LePage’s likeness.