Activist who organized buses to DC about to take Mich. GOP role Paul Egan and Clara Hendrickson, Detroit Free Press
Chaotic scene in US Capitol as pro-Trump rioters storm the building
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LANSING A Michigan GOP activist who organized busloads of Trump supporters who traveled to the Capitol in Washington, D.C,. for a Wednesday protest that devolved into a riot is about to become state co-chair of the Michigan Republican Party.
The proposed leadership role for Meshawn Maddock is not sitting well with some party members.
On Wednesday, Michigan Republican Party Chair Laura Cox announced she would not seek a second two-year term a decision she said in an email to party members she arrived at over the Christmas holidays.
January 7, 2021 By Jon King / jking@whmi.com
The woman set to become state co-chair of the Michigan Republican Party is drawing fire from within the party after it was learned she helped to organize busloads of Trump supporters who traveled to the Capitol in Washington, D.C. for a Wednesday protest that turned into a riot.
The Detroit Free Press reports that Meshawn Maddock, who is married to Milford Republican State Rep. Matt Maddock, will become co-chair at the state partyâs convention next month. But after Maddock tweeted that the group of supporters that later stormed the Capitol were the most incredible crowd and sea of people Iâve ever walked with, Republican activist Dennis Lennox called on her to withdraw her candidacy. Lennox said that if Maddock refused, the convention should suspend its rules and elect someone else. Authorities say Capitol Police shot one woman to death, and three other people died from medical emergencies du
Activist who organized buses to DC about to take Mich. GOP role Paul Egan and Clara Hendrickson, Detroit Free Press
Chaotic scene in US Capitol as pro-Trump rioters storm the building
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LANSING A Michigan GOP activist who organized busloads of Trump supporters who traveled to the Capitol in Washington, D.C,. for a Wednesday protest that devolved into a riot is about to become state co-chair of the Michigan Republican Party.
The proposed leadership role for Meshawn Maddock is not sitting well with some party members.
On Wednesday, Michigan Republican Party Chair Laura Cox announced she would not seek a second two-year term a decision she said in an email to party members she arrived at over the Christmas holidays.
Lansing A husband and wife who have been at the center of the campaign to overturn Michigan s presidential election are poised to see their political influence among state Republicans grow in the coming weeks.
Some members of the party are happy about the rise of longtime activists Rep. Matt Maddock, R-Milford, and Meshawn Maddock, while others contend their actions since Nov. 3 deserve repercussions, not promotion.
Meshawn is expected to become co-chair of the state GOP in February.
The couple s efforts to intervene in the state s election results culminated when they participated in pro-President Donald Trump demonstrations in Washington, D.C., that spiraled out of control Wednesday and eventually led to a mob storming the U.S. Capitol. In a Thursday statement, Meshawn condemned the violence and breaching of the Capitol in the strongest possible terms.
History, spires and charm await in Normandy
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History, spires and charm await in Normandy | Sunday, January 03, 2021
A road trip is the best way to discover the French region of Normandy. | Dennis Lennox
Normandy may be best known for D-Day, though visitors to this region in France can discover much more than its seminal role in World War II.
In fact, part of its history is intertwined with America’s inherited history as it was the home of William the Conqueror.
The legacy of his 1066 conquest of England remains with us almost 954 years after the Anglo-Saxon king was killed on the battlefield at Hastings. Not only did the Normans influence the English language numerous everyday words like beef and pork were borrowed from Norman French but even something as simple as an inherited family surname was brought over with the Normans.