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"We have one message for @SenMikeShirkey, who amplified and repeated lies to undermine our democracy, openly met with militia groups and gave them messaging advice: Resign. His rhetoric and actions
Michigan state Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey was recorded on video calling the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol a hoax. Image: Al Goldis/AP
Michigan s highest ranking Republican leader was caught on video calling the Jan. 6 attack at the U.S. Capitol a hoax and espousing other conspiracy theories related to the siege.
Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey, in a video posted on YouTube of a meeting with Hillsdale County Republican Party officials, said of the Capitol insurrection in which five people died: It was all staged.
About half an hour into the video Shirkey can also be heard asking, Why wasn t there more security there? He accused Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of being involved, saying McConnell is part of the decision-making how much security they have on stand. I think they wanted to have a mess.
Michigan Democratic Party calls on Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey to resign
Updated Feb 10, 2021;
Posted Feb 10, 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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“Resign.”
The party called for the Clarklake Republican to step down after he was seen in a video calling the violent Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol in Washington D.C. a “hoax” in a meeting with Hillsdale County Republican Party leaders.
“We have one message for @SenMikeShirkey, who amplified and repeated lies to undermine our democracy, openly met with militia groups and gave them messaging advice: Resign,” wrote the Michigan Democratic Party on Twitter. “His rhetoric and actions are not worthy of the office he holds.”
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