Michigan State Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey was caught on a hot microphone saying he stands by his comments that the Jan. 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol by supporters of Donald Trump was a hoax. Shirkey had apologized on Tuesday for the comments.
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.”
LANSING — One of Michigan's highest-ranking Republicans on Wednesday stood by his false claims that it is a "hoax" to blame supporters of President Donald Trump for the deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey, in a conversation with Democratic Lt. Gov…
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A Republican legislative leader in Michigan apologized Tuesday after falsely claiming supporters of President Donald Trump were not involved in the deadly attack at the U.S.
A Republican legislative leader in Michigan apologized after falsely claiming supporters of President Donald Trump were not involved in the deadly attack at the U.S. Capitol, having called it a "hoax."