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County GOP groups feel ‘betrayed’ by Michigan Republicans who went against grain
Updated Mar 04, 2021;
Posted Mar 04, 2021
(From left to right): Michigan Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey, R-Clarklake; U.S. Rep. Fred Upton, R-St. Joseph; and Rep. Peter Meijer, R-Grand Rapids. Photos courtesy of respective offices.Courtesy Photo
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Betrayal.
That’s the overwhelming sentiment GOP groups in various Michigan counties have expressed while admonishing powerful Republicans they once helped elect.
The “betrayal” comes in the form of officials turning their backs on former President Donald Trump, their own constituents or a combination of both, say local GOP delegates who condemned their representatives in Congress and the state Legislature.
Michigan Senator Majority Leader Mike Shirkey
LANSING, MI (WHTC-AM/FM) Michigan Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey has been in the news a lot lately, but not for lawmaking.
His comments to Hillsdale Republicans suggesting the January 6 insurrection at the United States Capitol was a hoax of some kind, his statements about “spanking” Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, or inviting her to a fight outside the Capitol have resulted in a national spotlight aimed in his direction. Shirkey issued an apology for his statements, then defended his points, if not his words.
This week, he suggested the state used the votes of dead people in November’s election in an interview with Jackson radio station WKHM. About 3,500 ballots were tossed as Michigan election officials validated results and found that those people had died before November 3, but after mailing in absentee ballots, according to state officials.
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