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Mike Shirkey previously came under fire for attending a rally with extremists, weeks after armed men entered the Statehouse to protest Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's coronavirus restrictions. Some were later charged in a plot to kidnap the governor.
The controversy was the latest involving Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey and the GOP more broadly in a battleground state that Joe Biden won by 153,000 votes but where Trump continues to hold grip
Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey, apologized on Tuesday, but still stood by his claims that it is a "hoax" to blame Trump supporters for the U.S. Capitol riot.
‘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 Facebook Share 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-Clarkla...
Mike Shirkey previously came under fire for attending a rally with extremists, weeks after armed men entered the Statehouse to protest Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's coronavirus restrictions. Some were later charged in a plot to kidnap the governor.