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‘Such immaturity’: What Michigan leaders are saying after GOP senator’s Capitol ‘hoax’ comment
Updated Feb 11, 2021;
Posted Feb 11, 2021
Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey speaks during a press conference on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2020 in Lansing. Nicole Hester/Mlive.com
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In a secretly-recorded video, the GOP’s top Michigan state senator called the Capitol insurrection a “hoax,” said he’s “spanked” Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on the budget and has contemplated inviting Whitmer “to a fistfight on the Capitol lawn.”
Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey, R-Clarklake, met personally with the Hillsdale County Republican Party leaders, but even that wasn’t enough to save him from being censured by the group for straying from “conservative values.”
GOP State Senate Leader Under Fire From Both Sides
It is getting harder for Republican Michigan State Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey to find any media reports about him that could be considered flattering. It’s quite the contrary. And it’s building. There’s been a general grumbling among conservatives in Michigan that Shirkey didn’t do enough to stand up to Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer and her unilateral approach to COVID-19 virus controls and restrictions.
The Hillsdale County Republican Party this month censured the senator for just that complaint. And some others. The local party listed nearly a dozen points of contention with the Shirkey, not the least of which includes, “refusal to hold Governor Gretchen Whitmer accountable for boldly disobeying a Michigan Supreme Court decision.” About a week ago, Shirkey met with several local party leaders. He didn’t know one was recording the conversation. He clearly challenged many views about the takeover of th
Republican Michigan lawmaker, on hot mic, says he stands by statement calling Capitol riot a hoax
Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey was caught on a hot mic Wednesday on the Senate floor insisting to Lt. Governor Garlin Gilchrist that he does not take back any of the statements he has made recently.
By: WXYZ Staff
and last updated 2021-02-11 09:28:56-05
Mike Shirkey, the Republican majority leader of the Michigan state senate, was caught on a hot mic Wednesday seemingly walking back an apology he made earlier this week for calling the riots at the U.S. Capitol a hoax.
Michigan senator stands by Capitol riot ‘hoax’ comment as colleagues criticize his ‘conspiracy theorizing’
Updated Feb 11, 2021;
Posted Feb 11, 2021
Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey speaks during a press conference on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2020 in Lansing. Nicole Hester/Mlive.com
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In a secretly recorded video, the GOP’s top Michigan state senator called the Capitol insurrection a “hoax,” said he’s “spanked” Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on the budget and has contemplated inviting Whitmer “to a fistfight on the Capitol lawn.”
Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey, R-Clarklake, met with the Hillsdale County Republican Party leaders, but even that wasn’t enough to save him from being censured by the group for straying from “conservative values.”