‘It’s time to arrest and hang him high’: Florida politician running for office calls for execution of President Obama on his Facebook and Twitter accounts

A Florida man running for a seat in the state legislature is standing behind a Tweet where he wrote ‘It’s time to arrest the President and ‘hang him high.’

Josh Black says he did not expect all the attention he got over his Tweet. He’s says he’s Tweeted negatively about the President before and he’s not backing down on his opinions.

‘I know that we don’t use hanging as a method of execution here in the U.S. anymore, so be it. Whatever method is applicable for the situation, I just want justice to be served,’ said the candidate.

Black says he was having a Twitter conversation with others who oppose many of the President’s actions.

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