Public pressure is growing on Palmetto Bay Village Councilman Steve Cody to resign following his derogatory post on Facebook last week about conservative activist Charlie Kirk's assassination.

Late Monday night, the village council voted 4-1 to censure Cody over his social media comments and requested he voluntarily step down from office. The council also called on Gov. Ron DeSantis and Attorney General James Uthmeier to investigate the councilman and remove him from the position.

After the vote, Cody said he would not resign, telling reporters "the statement that I made on my personal Facebook page was not a statement of policy by me as a member of this body."

Last Friday, Miami-Dade Republicans denounced Cody and demanded he leave office.

Cody has apologized for his social media po

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