Texas county GOP leaders share conspiracy theories about George Floyd's death

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GOP chairs of 4 Texas counties have recently promoted on Facebook unfounded conspiracy theories related to George Floyd's death, leading top Republicans in the state to condemn the posts and call on some of the chairs to resign, The Texas Tribune reports

The counties represented by the chairs range from urban to rural, and include downtown and suburban San Antonio, Corpus Christi and lesser-populated parts of east Texas. Bexar County Republican Chairwoman Cynthia Brehm on Facebook earlier this week floated a conspiracy theory that Floyd's death was a"staged event," the Tribune reported Thursday. There is no evidence that Floyd's death was staged.

"The current Harris County GOP chair Paul Simpson in a statement Thursday called Brehm's comments"nonsensical" and"utterly inappropriate" and demanded she resign.Despite the mounting pressure, Breham told Spectrum News that she has no plans to step down.

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