Missouri legislator's 'hanging' comment draws condemnation
Friday, September 1, 2017
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- A Missouri lawmaker who posted on Facebook he hoped whoever vandalized a Confederate monument in southwest Missouri would be hanged said Thursday he doesn't plan on resigning, despite criticism from state leaders and some calls for him to step down.
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