Cultist Wisconsin Gov Nominee Calls For Taking Up “Pitchforks And Torches” Against The “Liberal Media”

The Associated Press reports:

The Republican candidate for governor in Wisconsin endorsed by Donald Trump is calling for people to take up “pitchforks and torches” in reaction to a story that detailed his giving to anti-abortion groups, churches and others — rhetoric that Democrats say amounts to threatening violence.

Michels, a multimillionaire, this week reacted strongly to a story published by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel detailing charitable giving by he and his wife’s foundation, some of which went to anti-abortion groups and churches that have taken anti-gay positions.

“I believe people should just, just be ready to get out on the streets with pitchforks and torches with how low the liberal media has become,” Michels said Thursday on a conservative talk radio show. “

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Michels has declared the 2020 election “rigged” and has said that decertifying the result in Wisconsin is “on the table.”

Evers’ spokesman, Sam Roecker, tweeted Friday that Michels had gone too far.

“Instead of explaining why he’s funding groups working to ban access to abortion and contraception, Tim Michels is encouraging violence,” Roecker wrote. “He’s too radical for Wisconsin.” https://t.co/UGv9Odr6TT

— Jackie Craig (she, her) (@JackieCraigMN) September 2, 2022

Tim Michels, the R running for governor in WI, & a Dapper Don protege, called for people to take up “pitchforks and torches” after the local paper described his donations to antiabortion groups and other organizations. How classical! Pitchforks? What about sheets and masks? pic.twitter.com/1VbvvY5ZOo

— John P. Flannery (@JonFlan) September 2, 2022