Michigan Republican Party President Ron Weiser referred to the “murder” during a conversation about Republican lawmakers who voted to charge the former President Trump
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Weiser was caught commenting in a video during a North Oakland Republican club meeting obtained by The Detroit News.
The observation arose during a discussion on how to oust Republican representatives. Fred Upton
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It came after Weiser described three Democratic officials, including the governor. Gretchen Whitmer
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After Weiser made that reference, one person at the meeting asked Weiser how to expel the “witches from our own party,” to which Weiser responded that people needed to go out and vote.
“Ma’am, other than the murder, I have no choice … to vote out. Okay?” said Weiser. “You have to go out to support your opponents. You have to do what you need to get the vote in those areas. That’s how to win people over.”
The statements come just over two months after a pro-Trump crowd attacked the Capitol, forcing the evacuation of lawmakers. A Capitol police officer died during the fighting and members of the crowd were heard calling for the hanging of the then vice president. Mike Pence
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“President Weiser and our executive director, Jason Roe, made it very clear that it is up to voters to determine Republican party candidates and suggest that anything else be dishonest and irresponsible,” said Ted Goodman, Republican communications director. of Michigan.
“This is a distraction from the governor’s failed response to the pandemic that ruined tens of thousands of small businesses, destroyed the education of our children and resulted in unnecessary deaths in homes.”
Weiser’s comment on the three witches referred to Whitmer, Attorney General Dana Nessel and Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson.
Ten Republicans in the House voted to charge Trump and seven Republicans in the Senate voted to convict the former president for inciting rioting at the Capitol.