A Florida man running for a seat in the state legislature tweeted that it was time for the President to be arrested and hanged, UK MailOnline reported.
Surprised by all the attention he's been receiving post the tweet, Josh Black said he's tweeted negative remarks about President Obama before and will not start backing down on his opinions now.
"It's time to arrest the President and hang him high," Black posted on his Twitter account.
"I know that we don't use hanging as a method of execution here in the U.S. anymore, so be it. Whatever method is applicable for the situation, I just want justice to be served," said the candidate.
According to UK MailOnline, the tweets were posted while having a Twitter conversation with others who oppose many of the President's actions, Black said.
"I'm past impeachment. It's time to arrest and hang him high," Black wrote about the President in regards to deadly drone strikes against U.S. citizens in the Middle East.
It was in relation to a 2011 drone strike that killed Anwar al-Awalki, an American-born al Qaeda planner in Yemen. Soon after, Al-Awlaki's son died in a strike, which officials later admitted was a mistake.
According to UK MailOnline, Black agreed with someone's tweet that said the President should be "hung high."
"I believe that every murder should face the death penalty. When George Zimmerman took out Trayvon Martin, everyone wanted justice, ok, so we stick him in front of a jury and put him on trial and we give the evidence to a jury and we see what they say. If they say guilty, then death penalty," said Black.
Dwight Dudley, a Democratic member of the Florida House of Representatives, expressed shock that someone could tweet about hanging the President. It was more surprising to find out that it was his opponent in the race to represent District 68, UK MailOnline reported.
"I think people reveal themselves in what they say. They reveal their true feelings and beliefs. I hope he doesn't truly believe that the President should be hung. I think that's outrageous and wrong," said Dudley to ABC News.
Chris Latvala, Republican house candidate, wrote on Twitter, "I know you are crazy but good heavens. U R an embarrassment." He called Black the "loser of the week."
Black, a former street minister, now drives a taxi to make a living. Although the criticism and attention is weighing on him and his pregnant wife, he spent Tuesday answering queries on his Twitter account and had a meeting with the Secret Service, UK MailOnline reported.
Black, 31, said that the government doesn't need to feel threatened by him and shouldn't take his remarks as precedence for any violence against the President.
"Not with all the guns he has around him, no. That's the whole reason for having Secret Service, that's the whole reason for having firearms, is personal protection," he said. "When you say something, you got to own it. And I said what I said, and I'm gonna own it."
Black, hoping to represent a Tampa Bay district in Florida's House, is still continuing his campaign for the State House as a Republican candidate despite all the negative attention, UK MailOnline reported.
