PALMETTO BAY, Fla. (WSVN) — Village of Palmetto Bay officials are calling on Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to investigate and possibly remove an embattled councilman from his post over a controversial comment following the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
Councilman Steve Cody has faced pressure to resign over the past week for posting a now-deleted post on social media.
In the post, Cody wrote, “Charlie Kirk is a fitting sacrifice to our lords: Smith and Wesson. Hallowed be their names.”
Following the backlash from the public and his fellow councilmembers, Cody deleted the post and apologized.
Earlier this week, Palmetto Bay officials held a meeting, with hours of public comment, where they voted to censure Cody and ask DeSantis to investigate whether Cody’s post is gr