US police chief resigns over ‘death to all Democrats’ posts

A police chief in Arkansas has resigned after posting messages on a right-wing social media app calling for “death to all” Democrats.

Lang Holland’s posts on the Parler app went viral and received widespread condemnation on other social media platforms such as Twitter.

The mayor of Marshall, the small city where Mr Holland was posted, confirmed the police chief had stood down on Saturday in response to the backlash.

Mr Holland posted the messages shortly before the projected victory of Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden. The police chief claimed the election had been “stolen” and called for violence against Democrats.