GOP asks candidate to drop out after offensive Facebook posts

FRANKFORT, Ky. -- The Republican Party of Kentucky has asked a state House candidate to drop out of the race after he posted several photos on Facebook depicting President Barack Obama and the first lady as monkeys.

Republican Party of Kentucky chairman Mac Brown and House Republican Floor Leader Jeff Hoover both signed the letter. It says while Dan Johnson has a First Amendment right to free speech, elected leaders “must hold ourselves and those with whom we serve to a higher standard.”

“As leaders we are expected to not only understand our rights but also exercise good judgment in how we use them to express ourselves,” Brown and Hoover wrote.

Johnson did not immediately return messages seeking comment. Johnson said Friday the posts were satire and that he would not drop out of the race.

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