Michigan Senate leader Shirkey on hot mic says he stands by points I was trying to make
Lansing Michigan Senate Leader Mike Shirkey was caught on a hot mic Wednesday, defending the points I was trying to make in a video where he labeled the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol insurrection a hoax.
Shirkey, R-Clarklake, made the new comment Wednesday morning at the beginning of Senate session while speaking with Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist, a Democrat. Gilchrist told Shirkey the temperature is hot and informed the Republican Senate leader he would be making media appearances later in the day. Just one thing before you get going, Shirkey then said. I frankly . don t take back any of the points I was trying to make.
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FILE - In this Jan. 30, 2020 file photo, Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey, R-Clarklake, right, and House Speaker Lee Chatfield, R-Levering, left, speak to the media at the Michigan Capitol in Lansing, Mich. Shirkey and Chatfield are headed to the White House on Friday as President Donald Trump made an extraordinary and sure-to-be futile attempt to block Joe Biden s victory in the battleground state and subvert the results of the 2020 presidential election. (AP Photo/David Eggert) (Copyright 2020 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)
Lansing Michigan Senate Leader Mike Shirkey voiced what he described as extreme disappointment in plans to keep the state Capitol closed while presidential electors cast their votes inside the building Monday.
Shirkey, R-Clarklake, said there were demonstrations inside the Capitol four years ago when electors met to vote for President Donald Trump. He contended First Amendment rights should be protected and the Michigan State Police can handle threats that have been levied ahead of the convening of President-elect Joe Biden s electors. I think it’s bad judgment and worse than that, Shirkey said in response to questions from The Detroit News.