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US mayor resigns after racist Michelle Obama post
10 years agoUS First Lady Michelle Obama during a campaign rally for Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. A mayor from West Virginia has resigned amid a furor over a racist Facebook post that described First Lady Michelle Obama as an "ape in heels," US media said. Beverly Whaling, the mayor of the tiny town of Clay, had appeared to applaud the incendiary comment and stepped down Tuesday amid the ensuing firestorm.Local television news channel WSAZ confirmed that Whaling had resigned. / AFP PHOTO / Jewel SAMAD
A mayor from West Virginia has resigned amid a furor over a racist Facebook post that described First Lady Michelle Obama as an "ape in heels," US media said.