Reactions by elected leaders in two Stanislaus County cities to the Utah killing of Charlie Kirk have led to the resignation of an Oakdale councilman and demands that a Waterford councilwoman step down.

Garth Stapley

The Modesto FOCUS

Christopher Smith resigned to “help minimize further disruption to City business,” Oakdale Mayor Cherilyn Bairos wrote Thursday in a letter to the community. The same day, droves showed up to a Waterford City Council meeting to request that Lise Talbott leave her post in that city, while others defended her.

On Smith’s Facebook page, people accused him of reposting a message that read, “Charlie Kirk has arrived in Hell.” In another post, Smith on Tuesday apologized for years ago using the tagline “a small blue dot in an annoyingly red town.”

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