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marmar

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Thu May 20, 2021, 09:54 AM May 2021

GOP co-chair Maddock suggests Michigan should secede from U.S. [View all]


She's free to GTFO at any time. Just sayin'.


(Detroit Metro Times) Michigan Republican Party co-chair Meshawn Maddock, who spread conspiracy theories about election fraud and downplayed COVID-19, suggested on Facebook that Michigan should secede from the U.S.

Maddock made the remark in a post last week that included a photo of her with Nigel Farage, one of the most famous faces of "Brexit," a reference to the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union.

“Maybe it’s time for a #MIexit American’s [sic] tried it once before,” she wrote. “Time to end our Governor’s tyrannical rule.”

Maddock’s criticism of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, a Democrat, is nothing new. Maddock has been one of the most outspoken voices against COVID-19 restrictions. She helped organized Operation Gridlock, an anti-lockdown protest that intentionally jammed the streets in Lansing in April 2020. ...........(more)

https://www.metrotimes.com/news-hits/archives/2021/05/19/gop-co-chair-maddock-suggests-michigan-should-secede-from-us




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