Michigan state Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey (R) said last week that he doesn’t believe the rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 were supporters of then-President Trump, despite many of them having left directly from a Trump rally near the White House.
In a more than hour-long video of a meeting at a restaurant last Wednesday, Shirkey is seen erroneously telling supporters that it “wasn’t Trump people” who stormed the Capitol, resulting in the deaths of several people including a Capitol Police officer, adding that the whole scene was “prearranged.”
“What about the D.C. thing? I was there,” a man off-camera is heard asking Shirkey.
“That wasn’t Trump people. That wasn’t Trump people. That’s [been] a hoax from day one. That was all prearranged,” Shirkey responded.
“They went in on separate buses. That was all arranged by somebody who was funding it all,” he continued, adding: “I wasn’t there, so…”
Shirkey pressed forward with the conspiracy theory, asking those at the table: “Why wasn’t there more security? It was ridiculous. It was all staged.”
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Michigan Senate leader claims Capitol riot "wasn't Trump people" https://t.co/NugUWTHbLI pic.twitter.com/LmD5ti7QYt
— The Hill (@thehill) February 9, 2021
“That wasn’t Trump’s people. That’s been a hoax from day one. That was all prearranged,” Shirkey, state Senate’s top Republican, said of the riot. “It was arranged by somebody who was funding it. … It was all staged.” https://t.co/mROEoCiJRk
— Detroit Metro Times (@metrotimes) February 9, 2021
Michigan Senator Mike Shirkey Thinks Capitol Riot Was 'Staged,' Mitch McConnell Was 'Part of It'
I told Newsweek he needs to resign because he’s batshit crazy. https://t.co/nZjHL2jnrm
— Jeff Timmer (@jefftimmer) February 10, 2021
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