Dozens of protesters gathered in the village of Palmetto Bay, Florida, on Thursday evening to call for the resignation of Democrat councilman Steve Cody following his public mockery of slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk for his Christian faith and support for gun rights.
Cody published a post on his personal Facebook account mocking the Lord’s Prayer immediately after Kirk’s assassination on Wednesday.
“Charlie Kirk is a fitting sacrifice to our Lords: Smith and Wesson. Hallowed be their names,” Cody wrote .
Cody ultimately deleted the post before deleting his entire personal Facebook account. Prior to the deletion, however, he published a lengthy apology letter that did not suggest he would resign.
“Yesterday, I regrettably made a significant error in judgment by sharing a