As far as I am concerned these were all ethics violations by the Michigan GOP. Shirkey succumbed to pressure from his caucus. The entire Republican caucus that demands lies and aggression to be a part of their agenda needs to be cited for ethics violations.
This is simply outrageous. An entire state party is hunkering down with lies in order to be elected again. They need to be replaced by people that are actually honest and believe in the rule of law. This Republican caucus doesn't believe in the rule of law, they believe in mayhem and anarchy as well as the militias. It has to stop!
President Biden is correct, there need to be reasonable gun laws in the USA to end this idea of more and more weapons of war on the streets. Michigan militias were responsible for the plot to kidnap and torture a USA Governor. They were Michigan militia members at the January 6th insurrection. Enough of this!
By Clara Hendrickson and Dave Boucher
Senate Majority leader Mike Shirkey, (click here) the highest ranking Republican elected official in Michigan, recently said he believes the Jan. 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol was not carried out by supporters of former president Donald Trump, calling the idea a "hoax" and stating that the attack was "staged."
The inaccurate comments from Shirkey, R-Clarklake, were made during a meeting with Hillsdale County Republican Party officials one day before the party censured him for not doing enough to stand up to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and supporting a ban on firearms at the Capitol, among other charges. A video of the meeting was first reported on by Detroit Metro Times.
Shirkey also takes aim several times at the governor in the video, sexualizing her in comments about budget negotiations and saying he contemplated challenging her to a fistfight outside the state Capitol. The Senate leader also acknowledges discussing the general election results during a November meeting with Trump at the White House.
The inaccurate comments from Shirkey, R-Clarklake, were made during a meeting with Hillsdale County Republican Party officials one day before the party censured him for not doing enough to stand up to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and supporting a ban on firearms at the Capitol, among other charges. A video of the meeting was first reported on by Detroit Metro Times.
Shirkey also takes aim several times at the governor in the video, sexualizing her in comments about budget negotiations and saying he contemplated challenging her to a fistfight outside the state Capitol. The Senate leader also acknowledges discussing the general election results during a November meeting with Trump at the White House.
