KALKASKA, MI - Jeff Sieting, the Kalkaska village president who's been sharply criticized for what some are calling racist and hateful social media posts, said this week he does not owe anyone an apology for what he's putting online, according to The Associated Press.

Some of Sieting's Facebook posts have denounced Islam and called for the killing of "every last Muslim."

Area residents who saw the posts called on the village president to apologize last month, and now are working to oust him from office. Sieting's stances sparked a protest in the village last month.

Sieting also seems to have a core group of supporters who live in the rural area in Northern Michigan.

He has been the village president since 2010.

Last November, Sieting shared an anti-Muslim post titled "Kill them all, every last one" that seemed to be copied from a North Carolina-based blog called "NC Renegade."

In it, the author calls Muslims "dangerously destructive to society" and adds "there simply is no place for them in our world." It also compares Islam to a "flesh-eating bacteria" and calls it "a death cult."

Sieting has said his comments are protected by the First Amendment. He believes those trying to oust him from office are only doing so because they oppose President Donald Trump, the AP said.