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A city councilman from East Texas who has declared candidacy for Texas governor shared a photo of a noose with a caption that seemingly encouraged more violence after the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol that left five people dead after a pro-Trump mob stormed the building.Martin Holsome, a city councilman representing the small town of Rusk, shared a photo of a noose on his social media accounts on Jan. 7 with the caption, "Starting in Washington, DC...," . Holsome is running as a Republican in the 2022 gubernatorial race in a bid to unseat Gov. Greg Abbott.AFTER THE ELECTION:Holsome also posted the same image of a noose on his Twitter account on Jan. 15 with the caption, "Once more for those of you who don’t understand... Starting in D.C. - let ’em hang by the neck until they are dead, dead DEAD!!!"Holsome's has been deactivated. Two associated with his campaign for governor are still active.In a previous , Holsome protested outside of the Texas Capitol on Jan. 12, the first day of the state legislative session. Holsome publicly aligns himself with far-right militia group the Three Percenters.According to Washington Post reporters Holly Bailey and Tim Craig, Holsome said he feared “Democrats and socialists” are pushing the U.S. toward “civil war.”The Texas GOP condemned Holsome's tweets that also seemingly blames the Capitol riot on "leftist violence."“I personally find any depictions of a noose disgusting and despicable. Martin Holsome’s language is horrifying," Texas Republican Party Chairman Allen West said in the statement. "Calling for lynching is mortifying to any decent American.”

A city councilman from East Texas who has declared candidacy for Texas governor shared a photo of a noose with a caption that seemingly encouraged more violence after the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol that left five people dead after a pro-Trump mob stormed the building.Martin Holsome, a city councilman representing the small town of Rusk, shared a photo of a noose on his social media accounts on Jan. 7 with the caption, "Starting in Washington, DC...," . Holsome is running as a Republican in the 2022 gubernatorial race in a bid to unseat Gov. Greg Abbott.AFTER THE ELECTION:Holsome also posted...

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