Miami-Dade Republicans and others are pressing for Palmetto Bay Councilman Steve Cody to resign from office after his remarks following the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

Cody mocked Kirk, in a now deleted Facebook post, saying the 31-year-old’s death is “a fitting sacrifice to our Lords: Smith & Wesson. Hallowed be their names.”

On Friday, state Rep. Juan Carlos Porras, a Miami Republican, gathered outside Palmetto Bay Village Hall to honor Kirk's "life and legacy" and to denounce Cody in demanding he immediately leave office.

“As elected officials, we are held to a higher standard, and obviously you have freedom of speech in the country. You won't go to jail, but that doesn't mean that you won't lose your job” Porras said to WLRN in an interview. “I think Council

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