Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer accused President Donald Trump on Sunday of “inciting” domestic terrorism by repeatedly attacking her at his rallies, calling the “Lock her up!” chants the president has encouraged even in the wake of a kidnapping plot against her “disturbing.” During a rally in Michigan on Saturday, the president appeared to dismiss what cops and the FBI have called a violent, militia-infused scheme to kidnap and possibly even kill the governor, saying, “I guess they said she was threatened.” With Trump taking aim at her over the state’s coronavirus restrictions, the crowd chanted “lock her up,” prompting the president […]
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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is seen here campaigning for Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden on Oct. 16. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is seen here campaigning for Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden on Oct. 16. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, who the FBI says was targeted by a foiled kidnapping plot, on Sunday accused President Trump of fanning the flames of domestic terrorism when he didn’t put a stop to chants of “lock her up!” that erupted the day before during a rally in her home state. “It’s incredibly disturbing […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/0a/12/1080807126_0:0:3130:1761_1200x675_80_0_0_f613f4c962d9b5c132d6364112eea125.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sofia Chegodaeva. Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/us/202010181080806416-lock-her-up-trump-supporters-chant-against-michigan-governor-whitmer—video/ The Democrat Governor of Michigan has imposed some of the toughest restrictions on businesses and other activities in the state amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Some of US President Donald Trump’s supporters who were present at his rally in Muskegon, Michigan, on Saturday, chanted “lock her up” as the Trump urged Governor Gretchen Whitmer to re-open the state amid the coronavirus outbreak. “You gotta get your governor to open up your state, okay?” Trump told the crowd. “And get your schools open. Get your schools open. The schools have to be open, right?” The […]
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in an online political event in August. Authorities say they short-circuited a plot to kidnap her. An eighth man has now been charged in the case. DNCC via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption DNCC via Getty Images Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in an online political event in August. Authorities say they short-circuited a plot to kidnap her. An eighth man has now been charged in the case. DNCC via Getty Images An eighth man is now charged with supporting an act of terrorism in the alleged plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer from her vacation […]
President Donald Trump continued his attacks on Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Thursday, calling the Democratic lawmaker a “dictator” as authorities announced charges against a 14th suspect in the thwarted plot to kidnap her and violently overthrow the government. “Michigan, she has to open up. [Whitmer] wants to be a dictator in Michigan and the people can’t stand her,” Trump said Thursday in a FOX Business interview. Blasting Whitmer’s COVID-19 policies, he insisted people “want to get back to work.” The president has repeatedly attacked Whitmer even after authorities announced last week charges against more than a dozen individuals who allegedly […]
Swing state’s governor Gretchen Whitmer has raised concerns after she refused to say when the votes from her state in the November election would be announced, claiming deadlines are set by “people with political agendas.” “Michigan will be able to announce results, but we are not going to have artificial deadlines set by, you know, people with political agendas,” the governor told CBS’ ‘Face the Nation’ on Sunday. “We’re gonna get this right.” Whitmer claimed the announcement will come “soon after the polls close,” but she refused to commit to a time or even day, simply insisting “we’re gonna get it […]
People protest at the state Capitol during a rally in Lansing, Mich., in May against Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s stay-at-home order. Paul Sancya/AP hide caption toggle caption Paul Sancya/AP People protest at the state Capitol during a rally in Lansing, Mich., in May against Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s stay-at-home order. Paul Sancya/AP In mid-April, thousands of citizens gridlocked the Michigan state Capitol for miles, unleashing a cacophony of noisemakers and car horns for nearly seven hours protesting Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s stay-at-home order. “Operation Gridlock” was dotted with red “Make American Great Again” hats and yellow “Live Free or Die” flags. President Trump […]
Earlier in the week, the Michigan attorney general, Dana Nessel, announced that several militia group members had been taken into custody on charges of domestic terrorism for what is described as a plot to kidnap the state’s governor, Gretchen Whitmer. A sheriff in Barry County, Michigan, named Dar Leaf, who took part in anti-lockdown protests with the militants who were taken into custody for allegedly participating in a plot to kidnap Governor Gretchen Whitmer, suggested during an interview earlier in the week that the men were only attempting to “arrest”, not “kidnap” the governor. Speaking to Fox 17 Michigan reporter Aaron Parseghian, […]
A Madison Heights, Michigan, man killed by FBI agents during a still-murky standoff over a weapons warrant. Thirteen other Michigan and Delaware men arrested in state and federal busts over alleged plots to take over the state government. A Maryland man busted on federal weapons charges. A Virginia man arrested for allegedly violating a local open-carry law. At least four state and federal busts—and, in one case, a local arrest—have targeted the so-called “Boogaloo” movement over the past week. A loosely affiliated but broadly right-wing and libertarian collective, Boogaloos have been on federal radar over the past year, a period during […]
According to prosecutors, twins Michael and William Null are a part of a militia group who conspired to overthrow the government, kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and put her on trial for “treason.” But according to a Michigan sheriff, who once shared the stage with one of the twins at an anti-Whitmer rally, they might have only wanted to perform a citizen’s arrest on the Democratic governor, calling the bombshell allegations “just a charge.” “It’s just a charge, and they say a ‘plot to kidnap’ and you got to remember that. Are they trying to kidnap? Because a lot of people […]
The 13 men arrested for allegedly plotting to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and possibly spark a new civil war drank an impressive variety of flavors of far-right, fringe Kool Aid. There was Eric Molitor, a 36-year-old whose Facebook page gushed about 17-year-old Kyle Rittenhouse, the Blue Lives Matter wannabe militiaman accused of killing two people in Kenosha, Wisconsin, this summer. Molitor now faces state charges of providing material support for terrorist acts and carrying a firearm during the commission of a felony. As The Daily Beast previously reported, he was also apparently a fan of QAnon, the disturbingly mainstream conspiracy […]
MUNITH, MI—Seven Michigan men were arrested Thursday as part of a sprawling right-wing plot allegedly targeting the state’s government and its embattled Governor Gretchen Whitmer in particular. The charges against the men, who allegedly called themselves the “Wolverine Watchmen,” came in tandem with federal charges against six other men in an alleged plot to kidnap Whitmer. The group’s involvement—or lack thereof—with those facing federal charges was murky at the time of the announcements. But social media posts and testimony from neighbors of the “Wolverine Watchmen” suggest they had a disturbing relationship with the far-right paramilitary movement. According to state prosecutors, the […]
Trump senior campaign adviser Jason Miller blasted Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer—a target of a recent kidnapping plan by extremist militia members—shortly after her Thursday afternoon press conference discussing the foiled plot, claiming she has “hatred in her heart” towards President Donald Trump. Federal prosecutors announced on Thursday that six men were arrested and charged for allegedly plotting with a violent extremist group to kidnap Whitmer and overthrow the government. “Several members talked about murdering ‘tyrants’ or ‘taking’ a sitting governor,” an FBI agent wrote in the affidavit. “The group decided they needed to increase their numbers and encouraged each other to […]
Mich. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, shown here last month, was allegedly a target of a milita’s kidnapping plot. Michigan Governor’s Office via AP hide caption toggle caption Michigan Governor’s Office via AP Mich. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, shown here last month, was allegedly a target of a milita’s kidnapping plot. Michigan Governor’s Office via AP The FBI says it has thwarted a plot by militia members to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. At least six people were involved in the alleged conspiracy. The FBI says the militia group had already been on its radar because its members had attempted in March to acquire […]
Federal prosecutors on Thursday announced the arrest of six men who allegedly plotted to violently overthrow the government and kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. The half a dozen men were arrested Wednesday night after the FBI and Michigan State Police reportedly spent hours raiding a Hartland home. The arrest came after investigators uncovered an alleged plot that involved reaching out to members of a Michigan militia, according to a federal affidavit filed Thursday. “Several members talked about murdering ‘tyrants’ or ‘taking’ a sitting governor,” an FBI agent wrote in the affidavit, as first reported by The Detroit News. “The group decided […]
Another Democrat is behind the cancelling of Big Ten football. To no one’s surprise, Michigan’s Democrat Governor Gretchen Whitmer is now doing all she can to prevent Michigan teams from playing Big Ten football this fall. Democrats want to make their citizens as miserable as possible. And Whitmer is an expert at this. It was Whitmer who kept businesses shut down for months while she encouraged leftists to protest in the streets. It was also Whitmer and her family who tried to cut in line before Michiganders to get their boat in the water after they banned motorboating for weeks! And […]
Five women are said to be at the top of former Obama Vice President Joe Biden’s list of potential vice presidential running mates, according to a report by NBC News citing sources “familiar with the matter.” Biden, the Democratic Party’s presumptive presidential nominee, has taken advantage of the month delay of the party’s Milwaukee convention, now set to start August 17, to announce his pick for V.P. Biden and Whitmer, file image. Among the five is newly relevant contender Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer (D) whom Biden interviewed last Sunday at his Delaware home. Whitmer is said to be one of the […]
Maskless photo tells it all Barrett, a 39-year-old, first-term Republican senator, has supported the Unlock Michigan petition drive to limit the emergency powers of Whitmer and future governors. He held a petition signing event for the campaign on July 18. (Detroit News) Daily Beast: A state lawmaker who opposed Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s extended lockdown has been diagnosed with COVID-19, leaving numerous legislators potentially exposed to the virus. Michigan republican senator Tom Barrett who has been saying that our governor has over stepped her ground with all the precautions she put in to try prevent the spread of COVID-19, saying a mask […]
Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer (D) destroyed countless jobs in her state by imposing a series of authoritarian Coronavirus lockdown orders. The crazed Governor prohibited big box retailers from in-person sale of seeds because according to her, food is non-essential. Whitmer limited access of doctors from prescribing the lifesaving drugs hydroxychloroquine and Z-Paks to save senior citizens in the state from Coronavirus. Whitmer also called on Home Depot and Lowes to shut down to close certain sections like flooring, garden centers and plant nurseries. The far-left governor also banned travel between homes for Michigan residents! Now she’s telling unemployed healthcare workers waiting for their unemployment […]
Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer (D) continues to prove herself to be the greatest hypocrite in the nation. Whitmer took to the streets last week and marched with Black Lives Matter while Michigan was still under a Coronavirus lockdown order. She encouraged leftists to protest in the streets while telling small businesses and churches they must remain closed because of the Coronavirus. On Wednesday, the tyrannical governor joined the radical call to “defund the police.” TRENDING: Antifa Domestic Terrorists Take Over 6 Square Block Section in Seattle – Set Up Security Watch – Call for Armed Volunteers “You don’t need all that […]
Michigan State Board of Canvassers approved language for a petition to recall tyrannical Democrat Governor Gretchen Whitmer. The petitioners now have 60 days to come up with one million signatures from registered voters in Michigan. MLive reported: The language in a petition to recall Gov. Gretchen Whitmer for the signing of nine of her executive orders during the COVID-19 pandemic has been approved by the Michigan Board of State Canvassers. Albion resident Chad Baase, 39, was successful in his third attempt at coming up with “clear and factual” language to move forward with the recall petition process. He and his group […]
Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer is famous for her tyrannical rule, her blind ambition, and her raw hatred for those who disagree with her. In March crazed Democrat Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer prohibited big box retailers from in-person sale of seeds because according to her, plant seeds were non-essential. Whitmer also called on Home Depot and Lowes to close off certain sections like flooring, garden centers and plant nurseries. In late March Michigan Democrat Governor Gretchen Whitmer limited access of doctors from prescribing the lifesaving drugs hydroxychloroquine and Z-Paks to save senior citizens in the state from Coronavirus. Then she continued to […]
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said she and her husband regret what she described as his “failed attempt at humor” when he invoked her position while allegedly asking a dock manager to get the family boat ready before Memorial Day. The conversation—which came to light when the dock manager posted about it on Facebook—was seized on by Whitmer’s opponents as an example of hypocrisy by a Democrat who has enforced stringent lockdown measures during the pandemic. At a Tuesday briefing on the COVID-19 crisis, Whitmer said she would not be responding to every report about her and her family but wanted to […]
Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer is famous for her tyrannical rule, her blind ambition, her audacious behavior and her ignorance. In March crazed Democrat Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer prohibited big box retailers from in-person sale of seeds because according to her, plant seeds were non-essential. Whitmer also called on Home Depot and Lowes to close off certain sections like flooring, garden centers and plant nurseries. The tyrannical governor of Michigan also barred grocery stores and brick-and-mortar retailers from selling vegetable seeds because she could. TRENDING: Video of Biden Looking Very Frail at Veterans Memorial Sparks Concerns Over His Health .@GovWhitmer has banned […]
HUNDREDS of people turned out Wednesday at Operation Haircut on the State Capitol lawn in Lansing, Michigan to protest the draconian rule of Governor Gretchen Whitmer. As we reported earlier several hairdressers and barbers held a rally today in support barber Karl Menke.Texas salon owner Shelley Luther traveled to Michigan for the protest! Michigan police issued $1,000 fines to five single mothers who cut hair at #OperationHaircut. TRENDING: AIN’T GONNA HAPPEN: Alan Dershowitz Says Americans Can be Forced to Take Coronavirus Vaccine (VIDEO) The Michigan State Police cited the hairdressers for “disorderly conduct” for cutting hair in public. Individuals that are […]
Tyrannical Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed an executive order that banned regular Michiganders from traveling between residences in the state. Whitmer banned travel to summer homes. Whitmer extended the ban on traveling to summer homes thru April 30th. The ban was lifted but Governor Whitmer begged Michiganders not to travel up north. Joe Biden is looking at Gretchen Whitmer as his possible running mate! Evidently the rules does not apply to the elites like Gretchen Whitmer or her family. Radio host Randy Bishop posted a photo today of several vehicles at Governor Whitmer’s summer home in or near Birch Lake, Michigan. […]
Four Democrats were present at former Vice President Joe Biden’s latest virtual event, a roundtable to discuss states’ responses to COVID-19. But among the trio of male voices, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer took center stage. “I think you’ve done one hell of a job,” Biden said to Whitmer from his home porch in Wilmington, Delaware on Thursday afternoon, teeing up a lengthy conversation filled with overt praise of the woman who is thought to be in the mix as his potential running mate. “Gretchen’s got it exactly right,” Gov. Ned Lamont (D-CT) said a few minutes later to a response from […]
A protester carries his gun at the State Capitol in Lansing, Mich., Thursday, April 30. More protests are planned to denounce Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s stay-at-home order Thursday. Paul Sancya/AP hide caption toggle caption Paul Sancya/AP A protester carries his gun at the State Capitol in Lansing, Mich., Thursday, April 30. More protests are planned to denounce Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s stay-at-home order Thursday. Paul Sancya/AP Thursday armed protesters plan to gather again at the State Capitol in Michigan in what the organizing group, Michigan United for Liberty, a militia group, has branded “judgment day.” This is the third planned demonstration […]
I don’t know what to think about this crowd. Their point is ???? Health Editor’s Note: Preachers are suing to be able to gather people together and insure the congregations either infect others, become infected, or both with COVID-19. I ask, what is the purpose of gathering people together to listen to someone speak about…well, whatever is going to be said? Words spoken from a pulpit are not going to protect people from COVID-19 nor cure them of having it. Governors who place stay-at-home orders and then extend those orders are doing what is best for the state. The governors are […]