Viral video of Biden effigy beating prompts calls for top Kansas Republican leaders to resign

Published March 12, 2024 12:56 PM

By JOHN HANNA
AP Political Writer

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Two top Kansas Republican Party officials are facing internal calls to resign over a viral online video showing people at a fundraiser kicking and beating a mannequin wearing a mask of President Joe Biden. Kansas GOP State Chair Mike Brown and Johnson County GOP Chair Maria Holiday distanced themselves from the display at a Friday evening fundraiser for the county party in the Kansas City area. In a Facebook post, the state GOP blamed an outside vendor who rented space at the event to promote a martial arts school. The calls for their resignations started over the weekend with former Kansas state GOP Chair Mike Kuckelman, Brown’s predecessor.

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