Missouri state lawmaker under fire after saying Confederate statue vandals should be ‘hung from a tall tree’

By Naomi Lim

Published August 31, 2017 7:49pm ET

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Missouri state lawmaker under fire after saying Confederate statue vandals should be ‘hung from a tall tree’ — "This is totally against the law," Rep. Warren Love wrote on social media Wednesday. "I hope they are found & hung from a tall tree with a long rope." (AP Photo/Kelley McCall, File) | Kelley McCall

A Missouri state lawmaker is facing mounting pressure to resign after saying activists who desecrate Confederate monuments should be “hung from a tall tree with a long rope.”

“This is totally against the law,” Rep. Warren Love wrote on social media Wednesday. “I hope they are found & hung from a tall tree with a long rope.”

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