Michigan GOP Rep. Gary Eisen removed from committee after comments on Electoral College disruption
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LANSING, Mich. – Michigan Rep. Gary Eisen has been removed from his committee assignments for the rest of the term after he made comments during a radio interview on Monday.
During the interview Eisen mentioned an event and when pressed further on it he said, “it’ll be all over the news later on.”
“There’s going to be violence. There’s going to be protests. And they asked me if I was going to assist today . And how could I not?” Eisen said.
Michigan lawmaker says he can t promise there won t be violence during Electoral College vote
By Jack Nissen
LANSING, Mich. - A Michigan Republican was disciplined by the state party after he said he couldn t promise there wouldn t be violence when the members selected for the electoral college cast their ballot at the capitol building today.
Appearing on a Port Huron radio station Monday morning, State Rep. Gary Eisen (R-St. Clair) replied no when the host asked if he could assure him it was going to be a safe day in Lansing and that nobody is going to be hurt. I don t know. What we re doing today is uncharted. It hasn t been done, he said.
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December 14, 2020
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Republican state rep. in Michigan says he can t guarantee safety when state Electoral College votes
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A Republican state lawmaker in Michigan has been removed from his committee assignments after saying he couldn t guarantee a safe day in the state capital on Monday as Michigan s electors gather to vote for Joe Biden.
When asked if he could ensure that Monday s Electoral College vote could be held safely without any violence, Michigan Rep. Gary Eisen, R-St. Clair, said he couldn t. I don t know because what we re doing today is uncharted. It hasn t been done, Eisen told WPHM, a radio station in Port Huron, Michigan.