The Detroit News reports:
Meshawn Maddock, the co-chairwoman of the Michigan Republican Party, labeled Pete Buttigieg, the U.S. transportation secretary and a gay former officer in the U.S. Navy Reserve, a “weak little girl” in a Sunday tweet.
Maddock’s post drew immediate criticism from Democrats with state Rep. Samantha Steckloff, D-Farmington Hills, calling on Republicans “to stand up against this garbage” and to ask for Maddock’s “immediate removal.”
Buttigieg, the former mayor of South Bend and a 2020 Democratic candidate for president, and his husband, Chasten, recently moved to the Traverse City area, where Chasten is originally from.
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Federal prosecutors are investigating Maddock over her role as a Michigan fake elector.
In April, her husband, a state rep, was ejected from the Republican caucus, allegedly for gossiping publicly about confidential matters.
Maddock appeared on JMG earlier this year for spreading the QAnon claim that local schools are providing litter boxes for children who identify as cats.
We’re so blessed this weak little girl moved to Michigan! Looks like he’s bringing all his California Dreaming here with him. https://t.co/85MQNcN3f1
— meshawn maddock (@CoChairMeshawn) September 11, 2022
Homophobia is the most thought-out, detailed and consistent brand for the Michigan Republican Party — it has nothing else to offer.
Congratulations to @CoChairMeshawn for shrinking your party for a generation to come! We couldn’t ask for a better spokesperson. https://t.co/TK4FjeOi2b
— Jeremy Moss (@JeremyAllenMoss) September 11, 2022
“I am not responding to homophobic crazy,” Michigan Democratic Party Chairwoman Lavora Barnes said on Monday when asked about Maddock’s tweet. https://t.co/greUCXa3dF
— Craig Mauger (@CraigDMauger) September 12, 2022