Florida councilman asked to resign for post about Charlie Kirk’s assassination
By Malcolm Shields
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PALMETTO BAY, Florida (WPBF) — A mayor of a South Florida village is calling for the resignation of a councilman after his post on social media following the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
On Thursday afternoon, village of Palmetto Bay Mayor Karyn Cunningham asked for councilman Steve Cody to resign.
Multiple news outlets reported that Cody reposted a quote made by Kirk in 2023, ”I think it’s worth to have a cost of, unfortunately, some gun deaths every single year so that we can have the Second Amendment to protect our other God-Given rights.”
Above the Kirk quote, Cody allegedly said, “Charlie Kirk is a fitting sacrifice to our Lords: Smith & Wesson. Hallowed be their names.”
Smith & Wesson is a gun manufacturer.
Kirk was shot and killed on Wednesday while hosting an outside event at Utah Valley University by a gunman who has not been captured as of Thursday night.
Cody apologized in a statement posted to his social media account on Thursday, saying in part that he made a significant error in judgment by sharing a quotation on his personal Facebook page that referenced remarks made by the deceased Charlie Kirk in 2023 concerning the Second Amendment and gun violence.
Cunningham said Cody’s post condoned violence and condemned Cody’s behavior. The mayor met with protesters outside the Palmetto Bay village hall on Thursday.
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier said on a social media post Thursday that if the Facebook post by Cody is legitimate, Cody should resign.
Cody, however, did not say in the letter if he will continue to serve as the village’s councilman.
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