Dozens of people at Tuesday’s city council meeting called for Spokane Valley Councilwoman Jessica Yaeger to resign and apologize for a controversial post she made on her personal Facebook last week.

Yaeger declared she is a “proud Islamophobe” in a post Thursday morning . During an interview with the Spokesman-Review, Yaeger said she does not believe Islam is a religion but a style of government. She also said that Islam has no home in Spokane Valley.

Nearly 200 people came to City Council after the post. A rally was held on the sidewalk outside Spokane Valley City Hall, where nearly a hundred people gathered clad in puffer coats, hijabs and blankets, many holding signs that simply read “Love.”

Nearly every person who spoke during the public comment portion of the meeting criticized

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