A Synagogue board president with deep connections to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/michigan" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Michigan</a> Democrats was found stabbed to death outside of her home in Detroit Saturday morning.
Samantha Woll, 40, who previously worked for Congresswoman Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) and Democrat Attorney General Dana Nessel, was the president of Isaac Agree Downtown Detroit Synagogue, a position she has held since last year, The Detroit Free Press <a href="https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/detroit/2023/10/21/samantha-woll-dead-isaac-agree-downtown-detroit-synagogue-president/71271616007/">reported</a>. She was found on the ground outside her home with multiple stab wounds at around 6:30 a.m. Saturday and pronounced dead at the scene.
“I am shocked, saddened and horrified to learn of Sam’s brutal murder,” Nessel said in a statement. “Sam was as kind a person as I’ve ever known. She was driven by her sincere love of her community, state and country. Sam truly used her faith and activism to create a better place for everyone.”
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I am shocked, saddened and horrified to learn of Sam’s brutal murder. Sam was as kind a person as I’ve ever known. She was driven by her sincere love of her community, state and country. Sam truly used her faith and activism to create a better place for everyone. <a href="https://t.co/gIYRP4USaj">pic.twitter.com/gIYRP4USaj</a>
&mdash; Dana Nessel (@dananessel) <a href="https://twitter.com/dananessel/status/1715798450938216810?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 21, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Woll was <a href="https://www.thejewishnews.com/archives/36-under-36-samantha-sam-woll/article_63566926-8412-5f09-8543-3be9ea314b7d.html">recognized</a> by the Detroit Jewish News in 2017 for being “instrumental in the founding of the Muslim-Jewish Forum of Detroit — a grassroots collective of young adults of both faiths who gather in partnership to learn, celebrate and build community together.”
Police are investigating and have yet to determine a motive and have not taken anyone into custody. Authorities said they found a trail of blood leading from Woll’s body back to her home where they believe the crime occurred, according to the Detroit Free Press. The synagogue president&#8217;s stabbing comes amid a rise in anti-Semitic threats and harassment across the U.S. in the days following Hamas&#8217; October 7 terrorist attack on Israel.
Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan said he had just spent time with Woll weeks ago at the “dedication of the newly renovated Downtown Synagogue” and called her one of the city’s “great young leaders.”
&#8220;I was devastated today to learn of the loss of one of Detroit’s great young leaders &#8211; Samantha Woll,” Duggan said. Just weeks ago, I shared a day of joy with Sam at the dedication of the newly renovated Downtown Synagogue. It was a project she successfully led with great pride and enthusiasm. Sam’s loss has left a huge hole in the Detroit community. This entire city joins with her family and friends in mourning her tragic death.&#8221;
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Slotkin also posted a tribute to Woll, saying she was “heartbroken” over the news.
&#8220;I and all of Team Slotkin is heartbroken at this news. Sam worked for me from nearly the moment I became a Congresswoman, helping us set up the office &amp; helping to lead it for my full first term,” Slotkin wrote on X, adding, “My heart aches that we have lost someone so dedicated to serving others in such a senseless act. I’ll miss her relentless desire to serve &amp; her bright smile seemingly everywhere across the Detroit area.”

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/michigan" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Michigan</a>’s Democratic Governor <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/gretchen-whitmer" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Gretchen Whitmer</a> continues to lead Republican candidate <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/tudor-dixon-reveals-massive-plan-to-give-more-funding-to-michigan-police" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Tudor Dixon</a> in the polls, but a new survey shows Dixon within striking distance.
A <a href="https://www.thetrafalgargroup.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/MI-Gen-Gov-Poll-Report-0930.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">poll</a> released Friday by the Trafalgar Group shows Whitmer leading by six points (51% &#8211; 45%), indicating a much closer race than the previous <a href="https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2022/governor/mi/michigan_governor_dixon_vs_whitmer-7545.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">polls</a> from the Detroit News and <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/michigans-largest-newspaper-runs-social-media-ad-on-article-featuring-governor-whitmers-re-election-commercial" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Detroit Free Press</a> showed. According to a Detroit News poll from the end of August through early September, Whitmer led Dixon by 13 points, while the Free Press had the governor ahead by 16 at the middle of last month.
“Even Gretchen’s millions in attack ads can’t erase her record of broken promises,” Dixon tweeted in response to the Trafalgar poll findings. “We will defeat the Queen of Lockdowns.”
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New <a href="https://twitter.com/trafalgar_group?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@trafalgar_group</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MIGov?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MIGov</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Poll?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Poll</a> (9/24-28) shows incumbent <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Whitmer?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Whitmer</a> holding lead <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/mipol?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#mipol</a>
50.9% <a href="https://twitter.com/gretchenwhitmer?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@gretchenwhitmer</a> 45.1% <a href="https://twitter.com/TudorDixon?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TudorDixon</a> 2.6%  <a href="https://twitter.com/LPMary4Gov?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@LPMary4Gov</a> 0.7% Other 0.8%   Und
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The Trafalgar poll was revealed a day after a <a href="https://www.bridgemi.com/michigan-government/gretchen-whitmer-touts-economy-michigan-lost-82k-jobs-under-her-watch" target="_blank" rel="noopener">report</a> from Bridge Michigan showed that the state has lost nearly 82,000 jobs under Whitmer&#8217;s watch as the governor continues to tout her economic &#8220;achievements.&#8221; Whitmer has also repeatedly <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/gretchen-whitmer-continues-to-brag-about-creating-25000-auto-jobs-but-thats-not-true" target="_blank" rel="noopener">bragged</a> about creating 25,000 auto jobs in the state, but those jobs don&#8217;t seem to exist.
Dixon blames Whitmer&#8217;s harsh COVID lockdown policies for Michigan&#8217;s sluggish economy.
“Gretchen Whitmer implemented the most draconian and extreme lockdowns in the country throughout the pandemic,” Dixon told Bridge Michigan.
“She destroyed our small business community … and forced hard working Michiganders to follow her intrusive orders that picked winners and losers. That is her economic legacy,” the GOP candidate added.
Trafalgar, one of the <a href="https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/pollster-ratings/trafalgar-group/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">most-trusted</a> survey companies in the country, has proven its accuracy in Michigan in the past. The company was one of the only pollsters that <a href="https://www.influencewatch.org/organization/trafalgar-group/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">correctly predicted</a> former President Donald Trump’s victory in the state in 2016.
The latest poll of 1,075 Michiganders conducted between September 24 &#8211; 28 also showed Democrats leading in the two other statewide races. Democratic Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson leads GOP candidate Kristina Karamo 50% to 45%, while Democratic Attorney General <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/dana-nessel" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Dana Nessel</a> is ahead of Republican attorney Matthew DePerno 48% to 45%.
Dixon is set to hold a rally with Trump in Warren, Michigan, Saturday night. The former president endorsed Dixon days prior to her massive <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/tudor-dixon-wins-michigan-republican-gubernatorial-nomination-will-face-gretchen-whitmer" target="_blank" rel="noopener">primary victory</a> in early August. Since her victory, Dixon has come out with multiple conservative plans, from a Florida-like <a href="https://www.tudordixon.com/media/tudor-dixon-we-must-remove-classroom-instruction-of-sexual-orientation-gender-identity-for-grades-k-3" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ban</a> on public schools teaching sexual orientation and gender identity to K-3rd grade students to giving the police <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/tudor-dixon-reveals-massive-plan-to-give-more-funding-to-michigan-police" target="_blank" rel="noopener">$1 billion</a> in additional funding.

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<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/michigan">Michigan</a>’s highest court ruled Thursday that the state’s civil rights protections preventing discrimination on the basis of sex also apply to sexual orientation and <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/gender-identity">gender identity</a>.
In a 5-2 decision, Michigan’s Supreme Court ruled in favor of a same-sex couple and a transgender person, arguing that their civil rights were violated by businesses refusing them service, WOOD TV <a href="https://www.woodtv.com/news/michigan/michigan-supreme-court-says-anti-bias-law-protects-lgbtq/">reported</a>. The ruling is being heralded as a major victory for the LGBTQ community, but many are concerned about its implications for religious liberty.
“Discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation necessarily constitutes discrimination because of sex,” the majority opinion, written by Republican-nominated Justice Beth Clement, <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JbhtiOlZlS_ImF5k546gNLzE8O5KtuZk/view">stated</a>. “Accordingly, the denial of ‘the full and equal enjoyment of the goods, services, facilities, privileges, advantages, or accommodations of a place of public accommodation or public service’ on the basis of sexual orientation constitutes discrimination ‘because of . . . sex.’”
Four Democrat-nominated justices joined Clement in the opinion that targets small businesses in the state that are not already subject to federal workplace laws.
In a dissent, Justice David Viviano expressed concern for religious liberty protections, <a href="https://www.bridgemi.com/michigan-government/michigan-supreme-court-lgbt-discrimination-barred-under-existing-law">according</a> to Bridge Michigan. “This departs from the normal principle that courts will first consider whether an interpretation raises grave constitutional doubts before adopting that interpretation,” he wrote.
The case appeared before the Supreme Court after the Michigan Civil Rights Commission <a href="https://www.mlive.com/news/2018/07/commission_disregards_attorney.html">authorized</a> the Department of Civil Rights to investigate complaints of discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity in 2018. Two businesses, Rouch World and UpRooted Electrolysis, sued in response to complaints filed against them, relying on their religious beliefs as the reason they do not serve gay and transgender people. The lawsuit also argued that the Civil Rights Commission did not have the authority to bypass the legislature and interpret Michigan civil rights law differently from how it was laid out in 1976, since the law does not mention sexual orientation or gender identity.
Rouch World refused to host a same-sex wedding, and laser removal company UpRooted Electrolysis did not give service to a transgender person identifying as a woman who wanted hair removed. The court ultimately ruled against the two companies&#8217; arguments in the landmark decision.
Michigan Democrat Governor <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/gretchen-whitmer">Gretchen Whitmer</a> applauded the high court&#8217;s decision, saying it is a historical moment for her state. “For too long, LGBTQ+ Michiganders had been left out of our state’s civil rights protections,” Whitmer <a href="https://twitter.com/GovWhitmer/status/1552785248529915904">tweeted</a>. “For years, I have fought to bring our LGBTQ+ community under the protection of the Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act. Today, I am proud that history has been made.”
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel, also a Democrat, personally appeared before the court during arguments in March and urged the justices to rule in favor of the LGTBQ community.
&#8220;Michiganders deserve to live in a state that recognizes the value of diversity &amp; rejects the notion that our own civil rights law could be used as a tool of discrimination,&#8221; Nessel, who is Michigan&#8217;s first openly gay politician elected to statewide office, <a href="https://twitter.com/dananessel/status/1552762342361948161">wrote</a> following the court&#8217;s decision Thursday. &#8220;This ruling is a victory for the LGBTQ+ community, for all MI residents, &amp; one that’s long overdue.&#8221;

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Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel said she will refuse to enforce a Michigan law banning abortions. She then attacked Republicans, claiming the pro-life position would put women&#8217;s lives at risk.
In an interview with Chuck Todd on &#8220;<a href="https://www.nbc.com/meet-the-press/video/full-michigan-ag-women-are-going-to-die-if-roe-is-overturned/551301983">Meet the Press</a>&#8221; Sunday, Nessel said she would not enforce a 1931 Michigan law outlawing abortions in almost all cases, claiming that reinstating the law would lead to doctors not giving women medical care after a miscarriage for fear of being prosecuted, and would put women&#8217;s lives in danger.
&#8220;As attorney general, I have statewide jurisdiction,&#8221; Nessel began. &#8220;And I ran on a platform of understanding that likely during the course of my term, Roe v. Wade would be overturned. And this incredibly draconian and strict 1931 law would criminalize abortion in this state with virtually no exceptions – no exception for rape, for incest, no exception for medical emergencies. And understanding that the lives of our 2.2 million women who are of childbearing age in this state, their lives would be at risk. I refuse to enforce this draconian law that will endanger their lives and put in jeopardy the health, safety and welfare of the lives of each and every woman in the state of Michigan.&#8221;
Nessel told Todd that the law does not make exceptions for medical emergencies, but <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2022/04/07/whitmer-sues-abortion-law-governors-00023649">Politico</a> reported in April: &#8220;The Michigan law bans abortion at any stage of pregnancy, with an exception for the health of a woman but not for cases of rape or incest.&#8221; [emphasis added]
Todd then asked about a particular provision in the law banning the sale of abortifacient drugs. Nessel claimed that the law would not only punish abortion and abortion medication providers, but also the women who get them: &#8220;we&#8217;re talking about not just throwing providers and anybody who works with a provider, under aiding and abetting theories, in prison, but also women themselves, who procured abortion through abortion medication,&#8221; she said.
Todd continued by asking whether the law would ban medical care for women who miscarry. &#8220;Does this [law] mean a doctor cannot perform the procedure that&#8217;s necessary, essentially, when you&#8217;ve identified a miscarriage? It seems to me that some OBGYNs are going to think they are committing a crime if they essentially just do what most doctors would do right there, which is [Dilation and Curettage].&#8221; 
Nessel responded, claiming that because the Dilation and Curettage procedure is the same process for both miscarried and aborted fetuses, doctors will &#8220;be so afraid&#8221; of being investigated and prosecuted that the law will have a chilling effect on medical care. &#8220;[It] will have a chilling effect, and you won&#8217;t have basic medical health care that is required for women not to have extreme health problems or even die,&#8221; Nessel claimed. &#8220;Doctors simply are not going to perform those procedures anymore because they don&#8217;t want to go to prison for it.&#8221;
Todd concluded the interview by pointing out that Governor Gretchen Whitmer filed a <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/whitmer-files-lawsuit-challenging-1931-pro-life-law">lawsuit</a> in April challenging the law in the state Supreme Court, as did Planned Parenthood, and abortion activists in the state have organized a <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/ballot-drive-protect-abortion-rights-launched-michigan-82135201">petition</a> to put an amendment to the state constitution codifying abortion rights on the ballot in 2022. &#8220;What is the, what is the safest way to protect abortion rights in Michigan right now, of those three paths?&#8221; Todd asked.
&#8220;Well, firstly, I think each and every eligible voter in the state should be signing on to the you know, Reproductive Rights for All petition, and then coming to the polls and voting on it in November and voting for every pro-choice Democrat up and down the ticket, whether it&#8217;s for federal office or for state office,&#8221; Nessel replied. She also expressed her belief that the court would rule in favor of abortion. 
She then attacked Republicans, again claiming that the pro-life position would put women&#8217;s lives at risk: &#8220;the radical and extremist position of the Republicans in our state and all around the country completely contradicts what the public wants, and it really does place the lives of women in jeopardy,&#8221; Nessel said. &#8220;Let&#8217;s be clear: women in my state, and in states all over America are going to die because of this position.&#8221;

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Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel (D) said Tuesday that there is “absolutely” enough evidence to charge a group of Republicans with election fraud for falsely claiming to be the state’s electors during the last presidential election.
Nessel has yet to pursue charges against the 16 Republicans, instead referring the investigation to federal prosecutors for jurisdictional reasons, she said according to <a href="https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/2022/01/18/dana-nessel-evidence-gop-electors-attorney-general-charges-prosecutors/6564921001/">The Detroit News</a>. Nessel did not rule out pursuing charges against the Republicans in the future.
“Seemingly there’s a conspiracy that occurred between multiple states. So if what your ultimate goal is, is not just to prosecute these 16 individuals, but to find out who put them up to this, is this part of a bigger conspiracy at play in order to undermine the legitimate results of the 2020 presidential election, not just in Michigan but nationally? &#8230; It creates jurisdictional issues,” Nessel said during a press conference, according to the <a href="https://www.freep.com/story/news/politics/2022/01/18/nessel-gop-electors-crimes-lansing-michigan/6563387001/">Detroit Free Press</a>.
“I feel confident we have enough evidence to charge if we decide to pursue that. Again, I want to make it clear, I haven&#8217;t ruled it out. But for all the reasons I stated, I think that it’s a better idea for the feds to pursue this,” she said.
The Michigan Republican Party slammed Nessel after the press briefing, accusing the Democrat of “playing political games.”
“Dana Nessel is playing political games with people’s lives and livelihoods for the sake of scoring political points ahead of an election,” GOP spokesman Gustavo Portela said in a statement.
On December 14, 2020, a group of 16 Democratic presidential electors met in the state Capitol to certify themselves as Michigan’s electors to cast votes in the 2020 presidential election. At the same time, a group of Republicans, including Michigan Republican Party Co-Chairwoman Meshawn Maddock and Republican National Committeewoman for Michigan Kathy Berden, met at the Michigan GOP’s headquarters to sign a certificate declaring themselves to be Michigan’s electors.
President Joe Biden beat former President Donald Trump in Michigan to win the state’s 16 electoral votes. Biden won the state with roughly 150,000 votes more than Trump.
The group of Republicans sent their certificate claiming to be “duly elected and qualified electors” to the National Archives. Republicans in several other states, such as Arizona and Pennsylvania, also signed up alternate groups up electors as Republicans voiced concerns over election security and a number of election law changes adopted across some states because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Republicans in Washington pushed for an emergency audit of the elections in states with competing slates of electors. As <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/ted-cruz-other-gop-senators-sign-letter-announcing-intent-to-vote-against-electors-from-disputed-states-until-election-audit-is-conducted">The Daily Wire</a> reported at the time:
<blockquote>Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) and 10 other GOP senators have <a href="https://www.cruz.senate.gov/?p=press_release&amp;id=5541">signed a letter</a> announcing they will vote “to reject the electors from disputed states as not ‘regularly given’ and ‘lawfully certified’” until a 10-day emergency audit can be conducted in those states.
“We do not take this action lightly. We are acting not to thwart the democratic process, but rather to protect it,” Cruz wrote in the letter, which was released Saturday.
The letter states that the 2020 election “featured unprecedented allegations of voter fraud, violations and lax enforcement of election law, and other voting irregularities,” which exceed previous elections and must be investigated fully.</blockquote>
The Senate certified the election for President Joe Biden early in the morning on January 7 after a riot in the Capitol building by pro-Trump protesters.

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President Donald Trump called for Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel to be sanctioned after she announced that Michigan would be pursuing sanctions against attorneys that intentionally misrepresented claims of voter fraud.
Trump posted a tweet on Saturday hitting back at Nessel after her announcement earlier last week. Trump has pushed dozens of unsuccessful legal challenges to the election results across a handful of battleground states, and he has not yet conceded the election to Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden.
“These lawyers are true patriots who are fighting for the truth and, obviously, getting very close. AG should be sanctioned. Fight on!” Trump tweeted.
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Michigan AG Dana Nessel Pursues Sanctions Against Lawyers Questioning Election <a href="https://t.co/Hb5xckedoN">https://t.co/Hb5xckedoN</a> via <a href="https://twitter.com/BreitbartNews?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@BreitbartNews</a> These lawyers are true patriots who are fighting for the truth and, obviously, getting very close. AG should be sanctioned. Fight on!
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The president’s post prompted responses from Nessel.
“A patriot is a person who vigorously defends their country against its enemies and detractors. History will reveal which you were.  I wish you loved your country half as much as you love yourself. Also, time to stop obsessing about those women from Michigan. You’re not our type,” Nessel <a href="https://twitter.com/dananessel/status/1343200383624208385">tweeted</a> on Sunday morning.
“Can’t a random state AG from the Midwest sleep in on a Sunday morning without waking up to find that the President of the United States has mean-tweeted about you overnight (again)? The answer is ‘yes’ come January 20th,” she <a href="https://twitter.com/dananessel/status/1343206270963228672">added</a> later.
Nessel announced on Tuesday that she, along with Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, would be pushing for sanctions against lawyers who made “intentional misrepresentations” of alleged instances of voter fraud in lawsuits over the election. One of the lawyers in Nessel’s crosshairs is Trump ally Sidney Powell.
“Some of these cases where we know for a fact there were intentional misrepresentations made — the kind of misrepresentation that there is no question of fact that these were inaccurate statements that were presented to the court — yes, myself and also Secretary Benson, will be filing complaints to the attorney grievance commission,” Nessel <a href="https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2020/12/22/nessel-seek-sanctions-against-lawyers-challenging-election-results/4009929001/">said</a>.
Nessel and Benson also intend to file complaints against lawyers who brought election lawsuits in other states, as well. Michigan has yet to file complaints against any attorneys, but Nessel says that she intends to begin filing complaints after all the legal challenges over the election are concluded.
“I think we need to go back to a time where you can trust an attorney is making an accurate and truthful representation to the court because if they don&#8217;t, then they won&#8217;t be able to practice law anymore,” Nessel said.
Nessel has sought to punish Republicans for questioning the result of the election in Michigan, or for even meeting with Trump to discuss Michigan’s election outcome. In November, <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/michigan-ag-considering-whether-gop-officials-discussing-vote-with-trump-could-be-criminally-charged">Nessel reportedly explored</a> whether she could bring criminal charges against GOP state lawmakers who met with the president and attempted to block the certification of electors for Biden.
George Washington University Law School professor Jonathan Turley said that Nessel’s push for retribution was an “abusive use” of the law.
“When <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2005/ALLPOLITICS/01/06/electoral.vote.1718/">Democrats like Sen. Barbara Boxer (D., Cal.) challenged the certification of Ohio’s electoral votes in 2004</a>, no one suggested criminal investigations. Nessel is threatening state legislators that, if they meet to discuss such objections, they might be targets of criminal investigations. That would seem an effort to use the criminal code for the purposes of intimidation or coercion,” Turley said.
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/michigan-ag-slams-people-wishing-merry-christmas-after-trump-warning">Michigan AG Slams People Wishing ‘Merry Christmas’ After Trump Warning</a>

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Responding to President Trump wishing attendees at a Georgia rally a &#8220;Merry Christmas&#8221; and reminding them he had stated years ago that Americans would again use the phrase proudly despite those who would “try to take that word out of the vocabulary,” Michigan Democrat Attorney General Dana Nessel issued a tweet (later deleted) in which she claimed her son had been “devastated” when an employee at a store wished them a &#8220;Merry Christmas.&#8221;
Nessel tweeted that after her son asked her if they were the only Americans who didn’t celebrate Christmas, she told him, “No, and we are just as American as everyone else.” She then insinuated that President Trump was unaware of such diversity by adding, “Glad <a href="https://twitter.com/JoeBiden?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JoeBiden</a> knows that.”
Nessel wrote, &#8220;I remember the first time I was at a store with my son and an employee said &#8216;Merry Christmas&#8217; to us. My son looked devastated as asked &#8216;Are we the only people who don’t celebrate Christmas?&#8217; I answered &#8216;No, and we are just as American as everyone else.&#8217; Glad <a href="https://twitter.com/JoeBiden?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JoeBiden</a> knows that.&#8221;
Her tweet linked to Trump’s rally in Georgia on Saturday. The video in the tweet shows Trump saying:
<blockquote>Let me begin by wishing you all a very Merry Christmas. Remember the word? Remember we started five years ago and I said “You’re going to be saying Christmas again,” and we say it proudly again although they’ll be trying to take that word again out of the vocabulary. We’re not going to let them do that.</blockquote>
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President Trump: &quot;I said you&#39;re going to be saying &#39;Christmas&#39; again &#8212; and we say it proudly again&#8230; [Democrats] will be trying to take that word again out of the vocabulary.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/IfAgr7s9NN">pic.twitter.com/IfAgr7s9NN</a>
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Nessel later issued another tweet, writing, “Saying ‘Happy Holidays’ this time of year does not denigrate Christianity. It simply acknowledges and respects the great diversity of our nation and includes each and everyone of us who call ourselves proud Americans.”
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Saying “Happy Holidays” this time of year does not denigrate Christianity. It simply acknowledges and respects the great diversity of our nation and includes each and everyone of us who call ourselves proud Americans.
&mdash; Dana Nessel (@dananessel) <a href="https://twitter.com/dananessel/status/1335593927311831040?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 6, 2020</a></blockquote>
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Nessel&#8217;s deleted tweet triggered some blowback on social media:
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This is the stupidest tweet ever, combining bad parenting with this bizzarre desire to be a martyr in the face of somebody saying something pleasant to her. What a jerk. Grow up. <a href="https://t.co/OGcZoQHLGS">https://t.co/OGcZoQHLGS</a>
&mdash; Kurt Schlichter (@KurtSchlichter) <a href="https://twitter.com/KurtSchlichter/status/1335669139617169409?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 6, 2020</a></blockquote>
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You could have just replied with “Happy Holidays” and moved on. I tell Jewish people Happy Hanukkah and they say Merry Christmas and WE CONTINUE ON WITH OUR LIVES. <a href="https://t.co/9JEfaKxOHG">https://t.co/9JEfaKxOHG</a>
&mdash; DUDEronomy (@DUDEronomyMen) <a href="https://twitter.com/DUDEronomyMen/status/1335665996099710976?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 6, 2020</a></blockquote>
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If your kid was devastated by someone wishing you a Merry Christmas you&#39;re doing parenting wrong . <a href="https://t.co/TezqsYRo7W">https://t.co/TezqsYRo7W</a>
&mdash; Chicks On The Right (@chicksonright) <a href="https://twitter.com/chicksonright/status/1335670036460138497?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 6, 2020</a></blockquote>
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In August, Nessel reportedly compared President Trump to Adolf Hitler, prompting the chairman of the Michigan Republican Party to denounce her, as <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/makes-me-sick-to-my-stomach-michigan-gop-blasts-attorney-general-nessels-comparison-of-trump-to-hitler">The Daily Wire</a> reported:
<blockquote>According to Gongwer reporter Jordyn Hermani, Nessel not only compared Trump to Hitler during the virtual 2020 State Nominating Convention of the Michigan Democratic Party on Aug. 29 but even jokingly suggested that the murderous dictator was more virtuous because he was &#8220;brave enough&#8221; to fight for his country in World War I.
&#8220;AG Dana Nessel kicking off her Democratic Nominating Convention by comparing President Trump to Adolf Hitler, before joking: &#8216;Hitler, by all accounts, could read and write &#8230; and he also was brave enough to serve in his nation&#8217;s military,'&#8221; Hermani tweeted. &#8220;Adds that people should be concerned Republican state leaders are backing Trump, who has in recent weeks joked that he might not leave office if not reelected.&#8221;
&#8220;For context, re: Hitler — Her lead up to the statement was that neither had received the popular vote and yet still took office, denigrates immigrants, seeks to destroy unions, degrades those who disagree with them, etc. and then said she wasn&#8217;t talking about Trump but Hitler,&#8221; Hermani added. …
When reached for comment, Nessel&#8217;s communications director Kelly Rossman-McKinney doubled down on her comparison, telling The Daily Wire, &#8220;AG Nessel is passionate about this election and deeply concerned about the direction of our country under the current president.&#8221;
&#8220;The president’s actions — with the addition of the pomp and circumstance at the White House last week — was reminiscent of a certain historical figure and she chose to point that out after doing an extensive, careful and accurate historical comparison that resulted in a very long list of similarities. People deserve to know who they are voting for,&#8221; she added.</blockquote>

Michigan AG Slams People Wishing ‘Merry Christmas’ After Trump Warning

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel, a Democrat, is reportedly exploring whether Michigan legislators who oppose certification of the Michigan election results or speak with President Donald Trump regarding the issue could be criminally charged.
“Michigan’s attorney general is exploring whether officials there risk committing crimes if they bend to President Trump’s wishes in seeking to block the certification of Joe Biden’s victory in their state, according to two people familiar with the review,” <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/michigan-attorney-general-canvassing-board-lawmakers/2020/11/20/87d19ce6-2b65-11eb-8fa2-06e7cbb145c0_story.html">The Washington Post</a> reported, adding, “The attorney general is conferring with election law experts on whether officials may have violated any state laws prohibiting them from engaging in bribery, perjury and conspiracy, according to people familiar with the deliberations who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss a sensitive matter.”
George Washington University Law School professor Jonathan Turley <a href="https://jonathanturley.org/2020/11/21/michigan-legislators-face-calls-for-possible-criminal-charges-after-meeting-with-president-trump-on-certification/">noted</a>, “When <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2005/ALLPOLITICS/01/06/electoral.vote.1718/">Democrats like Sen. Barbara Boxer (D., Cal.) challenged the certification of Ohio’s electoral votes in 2004</a>, no one suggested criminal investigations. Nessel is threatening state legislators that, if they meet to discuss such objections, they might be targets of criminal investigations. That would seem an effort to use the criminal code for the purposes of intimidation or coercion.”
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Michigan AG Nessel and others are suggesting that Republicans who oppose certification or even meet with President Trump on the issue could be criminally investigated or charged. Once again, the media is silent on this abusive use of the criminal code. <a href="https://t.co/IlEQ3roKsE">https://t.co/IlEQ3roKsE</a>
&mdash; Jonathan Turley (@JonathanTurley) <a href="https://twitter.com/JonathanTurley/status/1330126907476676608?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 21, 2020</a></blockquote>
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“This is the kind of idiocy percolating on the left even as they accuse Republicans of destroying democracy by allowing legal challenges to pay out. In reality, nothing is going to happen here, but suggesting this is bad enough,” <a href="https://redstate.com/bonchie/2020/11/21/michigan-ag-suggests-charging-n283267">RedState</a> wrote. “Trump has no bribed anyone from Michigan, nor are any state officials who met with Trump guilty of engaged in such activity. That the chief ‘law enforcement’ official in the state would explore such nonsense shows how politically compromised she is.”
“Imagine if this was U.S. Attorney General Bill Barr threatening Democratic legislators with possible criminal investigation for challenging Trump votes,” Turley conjectured. “The media would be apoplectic. Yet, when used against Republicans, major publications and politicians are celebrated for the use of the criminal code for such politically motivated threats.”
On November 11, Nessel claimed that the Trump campaign’s multiple lawsuits in the state of Michigan vis-à-vis purported election fraud were based on racist assumptions about black people.
Nessel said, &#8220;Really the themes that we see, that persist, are this: Black people are corrupt, Black people are incompetent and Black people can’t be trusted. That’s the narrative that is continually espoused by the Trump campaign and their allies in these lawsuits,” according to <a href="https://www.freep.com/story/news/politics/elections/2020/11/11/nessel-trump-lawsuits-black-people-corrupt/6251384002/">The Detroit Free Press</a>.
Nessel said that the lawsuits centered on Detroit, which has a majority black population, rather than Oakland and Kent counties, whose majorities are white. She claimed that Trump’s claims of election misconduct were &#8220;demonstrably false.&#8221;
Nessel accused the Trump campaign of &#8220;forum shopping,” i.e. looking for courts disposed toward their point of view. “The federal lawsuit, filed in the Western District of the state, focuses primarily on allegations involving Detroit. Lansing, the seat of government, is located in the Western District of the state,” The Detroit Free Press noted.
Nessel said, &#8220;In my view, this is really a brazen case of forum shopping,” adding, “I will add that forum shopping and judge shopping are my least two favorite shopping seasons.&#8221; She said that if she attempted a similar action &#8220;this baseless and this frivolous, I would be sanctioned and I would likely be looking at a loss of licensure.&#8221;

Michigan AG Considering Whether GOP Officials Discussing Vote With Trump Could Be Criminally Charged, Report Says

On Wednesday, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel, a Democrat and a vociferous opponent of President Trump, claimed that the Trump campaign’s multiple lawsuits in the state of Michigan vis-à-vis purported election fraud were based on racist assumptions about black people.
Nessel said, &#8220;Really the themes that we see, that persist, are this: Black people are corrupt, Black people are incompetent and Black people can’t be trusted. That’s the narrative that is continually espoused by the Trump campaign and their allies in these lawsuits,” according to <a href="https://www.freep.com/story/news/politics/elections/2020/11/11/nessel-trump-lawsuits-black-people-corrupt/6251384002/">The Detroit Free Press</a>.
Nessel said that the lawsuits centered on Detroit, which has a majority black population, rather than Oakland and Kent counties, whose majorities are white. She claimed that Trump’s claims of election misconduct were &#8220;demonstrably false.&#8221;
“On Wednesday, the Trump campaign filed a lawsuit in federal court in the Western District in Michigan. Including more than 100 affidavits, the campaign alleges that there was enough wrongdoing involved in counting votes in Detroit that a judge should temporarily prevent the certification of election results in the city and throughout the state,” The Detroit Free Press reported.
Nessel accused the Trump campaign of &#8220;forum shopping,” i.e. looking for courts disposed toward their point of view. “The federal lawsuit, filed in the Western District of the state, focuses primarily on allegations involving Detroit. Lansing, the seat of government, is located in the Western District of the state,” The Detroit Free Press noted.
Nessel said, &#8220;In my view, this is really a brazen case of forum shopping,” adding, “I will add that forum shopping and judge shopping are my least two favorite shopping seasons.&#8221; She said that if she attempted a similar action &#8220;this baseless and this frivolous, I would be sanctioned and I would likely be looking at a loss of licensure.&#8221;
In August, Nessel reportedly compared President Trump to Adolf Hitler, prompting the chairman of the Michigan Republican Party to denounce her. As <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/makes-me-sick-to-my-stomach-michigan-gop-blasts-attorney-general-nessels-comparison-of-trump-to-hitler">The Daily Wire</a> reported:
<blockquote>According to Gongwer reporter Jordyn Hermani, Nessel not only compared Trump to Hitler during the virtual 2020 State Nominating Convention of the Michigan Democratic Party on Aug. 29 but even jokingly suggested that the murderous dictator was more virtuous because he was &#8220;brave enough&#8221; to fight for his country in World War I.
&#8220;AG Dana Nessel kicking off her Democratic Nominating Convention by comparing President Trump to Adolf Hitler, before joking: &#8216;Hitler, by all accounts, could read and write &#8230; and he also was brave enough to serve in his nation&#8217;s military,'&#8221; Hermani tweeted. &#8220;Adds that people should be concerned Republican state leaders are backing Trump, who has in recent weeks joked that he might not leave office if not reelected.&#8221;
&#8220;For context, re: Hitler — Her lead up to the statement was that neither had received the popular vote and yet still took office, denigrates immigrants, seeks to destroy unions, degrades those who disagree with them, etc. and then said she wasn&#8217;t talking about Trump but Hitler,&#8221; Hermani added. …
When reached for comment, Nessel&#8217;s communications director Kelly Rossman-McKinney doubled down on her comparison, telling The Daily Wire, &#8220;AG Nessel is passionate about this election and deeply concerned about the direction of our country under the current president.&#8221;
&#8220;The president’s actions — with the addition of the pomp and circumstance at the White House last week — was reminiscent of a certain historical figure and she chose to point that out after doing an extensive, careful and accurate historical comparison that resulted in a very long list of similarities. People deserve to know who they are voting for,&#8221; she added.</blockquote>
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Michigan AG: Trump’s Lawsuits Believe ‘Black People Are Corrupt, Black People Are Incompetent’

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The chairman of the Michigan Republican Party denounced Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel after she reportedly made comments comparing President Donald Trump to Adolf Hitler.
According to Gongwer reporter Jordyn Hermani, Nessel not only compared Trump to Hitler during the virtual 2020 State Nominating Convention of the Michigan Democratic Party on Aug. 29 but even jokingly suggested that the murderous dictator was more virtuous because he was &#8220;brave enough&#8221; to fight for his country in World War I.
&#8220;AG Dana Nessel kicking off her Democratic Nominating Convention by comparing President Trump to Adolf Hitler, before joking: &#8216;Hitler, by all accounts, could read and write &#8230; and he also was brave enough to serve in his nation&#8217;s military,'&#8221; Hermani tweeted. &#8220;Adds that people should be concerned Republican state leaders are backing Trump, who has in recent weeks joked that he might not leave office if not reelected.&#8221;
&#8220;For context, re: Hitler — Her lead up to the statement was that neither had received the popular vote and yet still took office, denigrates immigrants, seeks to destroy unions, degrades those who disagree with them, etc. and then said she wasn&#8217;t talking about Trump but Hitler,&#8221; Hermani added.
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AG Dana Nessel kicking off her Democratic Nominating Convention by comparing President Trump to Adolf Hitler, before joking: &quot;Hitler, by all accounts, could read and write &#8230; and he also was brave enough to serve in his nation&#39;s military.&quot;
&mdash; Jordyn Hermani (@JordynHermani) <a href="https://twitter.com/JordynHermani/status/1299789583945793537?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 29, 2020</a></blockquote>
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For context, re: Hitler — Her lead up to the statement was that neither had received the popular vote and yet still took office, denigrates immigrants, seeks to destroy unions, degrades those who disagree with them, etc. and then said she wasn&#39;t talking about Trump but Hitler.
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Michigan Republican Party Chairman Laura Cox condemned Nessel&#8217;s comments to The Daily Wire, saying, &#8220;Not only is comparing President Trump to a man who murdered 10 million innocent people totally insane but to go as far as glorifying Hitler by praising his intelligence and calling him brave, makes me sick to my stomach. Nessel has proved yet again to be an embarrassment to Michigan, its citizens, and its laws.&#8221;
When reached for comment, Nessel&#8217;s communications director Kelly Rossman-McKinney doubled down on her comparison, telling The Daily Wire, &#8220;AG Nessel is passionate about this election and deeply concerned about the direction of our country under the current president.&#8221;
&#8220;The president’s actions — with the addition of the pomp and circumstance at the White House last week — was reminiscent of a certain historical figure and she chose to point that out after doing an extensive, careful and accurate historical comparison that resulted in a very long list of similarities. People deserve to know who they are voting for,&#8221; she added.
Noah Arbit, the founder and chair of the <a href="https://www.mijewishdems.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Michigan Jewish Democratic Caucus</a>, came to Nessel&#8217;s defense in a statement to The Daily Wire:
<blockquote>Dana Nessel is not only the greatest Attorney General in the history of the State of Michigan, but a stellar representative of Michigan’s Jewish community. Any suggestion otherwise is not only absurd, but deeply offensive. As a proud Jewish woman, AG Nessel has spoken powerfully about the historical reverberations of many of the Trump administration’s most heinous acts, including rampant demagoguery and the persecution of minority groups and political opponents, which characterized Nazi Germany. Unlike Donald Trump, Dana Nessel knows a thing or two about history, and works to protect us from hate, not inflame it like he does. Michigan’s Jewish community stands with Dana Nessel against the most antisemitic president since Richard Nixon.</blockquote>
Nessel has faced blowback before for <a href="https://www.migop.org/icymi_nessel_s_praise_of_hitler_just_scratches_the_surface" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">comments she has made</a> that some deemed insensitive. As The Daily Wire <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/michigan-attorney-generals-white-folks-coronavirus-tweet-sparks-blowback" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">reported</a>, she sparked a backlash in April when she framed the coronavirus pandemic in racial terms.
Related: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=2393655607338558" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Ben Shapiro Show, Ep. 851 &#8211; When Everyone Is Hitler</a>

‘Makes Me Sick To My Stomach’: Michigan GOP Blasts Attorney General Nessel’s Comparison Of Trump To Hitler

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On Thursday night, President Trump targeted Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel after Nessel threatened the Ford Motor Company for allowing Trump to remove his mask while visiting their plant in Ypsilanti, Michigan.
Nessel <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/21/politics/michigan-attorney-general-trump-ford-plant-cnntv/index.html">appeared on CNN</a> after Trump’s visit Thursday afternoon and threatened potential action against Ford.
&#8220;I think that we’re going to have to have a very serious conversation with Ford in the event that they permitted the President to be in publicly enclosed places in violation of the order,&#8221; said the Democratic attorney general. &#8220;They knew exactly what the order was and if they permitted anyone, even the President of the United States, to defy that order, I think it has serious health consequences potentially to their workers.&#8221;
Trump snapped back on Twitter, &#8220;The Wacky Do Nothing Attorney General of Michigan, Dana Nessel, is viciously threatening Ford Motor Company for the fact that I inspected a Ventilator plant without a mask. Not their fault, &amp; I did put on a mask. No wonder many auto companies left Michigan, until I came along!&#8221;
The president added in a follow-up post: &#8220;Do nothing A.G. of the Great State of Michigan, Dana Nessel, should not be taking her anger and stupidity out on Ford Motor &#8211; they might get upset with you and leave the state, like so many other companies have &#8211; until I came along and brought business back to Michigan. JOBS!&#8221;
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The Wacky Do Nothing Attorney General of Michigan, Dana Nessel, is viciously threatening Ford Motor Company for the fact that I inspected a Ventilator plant without a mask. Not their fault, &amp; I did put on a mask. No wonder many auto companies left Michigan, until I came along!
&mdash; Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) <a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1263669433366728704?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 22, 2020</a></blockquote>
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Do nothing A.G. of the Great State of Michigan, Dana Nessel, should not be taking her anger and stupidity out on Ford Motor &#8211; they might get upset with you and leave the state, like so many other companies have &#8211; until I came along and brought business back to Michigan. JOBS!
&mdash; Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) <a href="https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1263671099000315907?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 22, 2020</a></blockquote>
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The back and forth between Trump and Nessel started on Wednesday when Nessel posted an <a href="https://www.michigan.gov/documents/ag/Letter.President.Trump.5.20.20_691329_7.pdf">open letter</a> to Trump stating, “While my Department will not act to prevent you from touring Ford’s plant, I ask that while you are on tour you respect the great efforts of the men and women at Ford – and across this State – by wearing a facial covering. It is not just the policy of Ford, by virtue of the Governor’s Executive Orders. It is currently the law of this State.”
On Thursday, prior to Trump’s visit, Nessel appeared on CNN to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/michigan-democrat-attorney-general-warns-trump-wear-a-mask-or-youll-be-barred-from-closed-facilities-here">warn Trump to wear a mask</a> when he visited the plant or else be barred from any enclosed facilities in Michigan in the future. “Honestly, if he fails to wear a mask, he’s going to be asked not to return to any enclosed facility inside our state,” she said, as <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8344905/Michigan-AG-tells-Donald-Trump-told-not-come-refuses-wear-face-mask.html">The Daily Mail</a> reported.
&#8220;I know that Ford has asked him to do the same thing, but if we know that he’s coming to our state, and we know he’s not going to follow the law, I think we’re going to have to take action against any company or any facility that allows him inside those facilities and puts our workers at risk,&#8221; she threatened.
As <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/trump-defies-democrat-michigan-ag-on-wearing-facemask-she-unloads-threatens-ford">The Daily Wire</a> reported, while Trump initially chose to wear a mask while touring the plant in Ypsilanti, he took it off when he appeared in front of the cameras. Asked by a reporter why he wasn’t wearing a mask, Trump <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2020/05/21/trump-doesnt-wear-coronavirus-mask-to-ford-plant.html">said</a>, &#8220;Not necessary. Everybody’s been tested and I’ve been tested.&#8221; Noting that he &#8220;had one on before,&#8221; Trump said he took it off, explaining, &#8220;I didn’t want to give the press the pleasure of seeing it.&#8221;
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President Trump Holds “Merry Christmas” Campaign Rally In Michigan

Michigan AG Attacks Ford Motor Co. For Letting Trump Remove Mask. Trump Fires Back With A Warning.

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Ahead of his much-publicized presidential visit to a repurposed Michigan Ford Motor plant on Thursday, the state&#8217;s Democratic attorney general posted an open letter to President Trump insisting that he wear a facemask and reminding him that it is &#8220;currently the law of this State&#8221; to do so. When President Trump defied her instructions, Attorney General Dana Nessel appeared on CNN to declare that she is &#8220;ashamed&#8221; that he is the President of the United States and accuse Trump of not caring about Michiganders&#8217; &#8220;safety.&#8221; Nessel also suggested that Ford might be punished for allowing the president to take off his mask.
The dustup between Nessel and Trump began with the Democratic AG announcing to the nation Wednesday that she had written an <a href="https://www.michigan.gov/documents/ag/Letter.President.Trump.5.20.20_691329_7.pdf">open letter</a> to the president informing him that while she was choosing to &#8220;not prevent [him] from touring Ford’s plant,&#8221; he must &#8220;respect the great efforts of the men and women at Ford – and across this State – by wearing a facial covering.&#8221;
&#8220;It is not just the policy of Ford, by virtue of the Governor’s Executive Orders,&#8221; Nessel underscored. &#8220;It is currently the law of this State.&#8221;
In an appearance on Trump&#8217;s least favorite cable news network ahead of his visit Thursday, Nessel escalated her warning, telling Alisyn Camerota that if the president fails to follow her instructions, he&#8217;ll be asked &#8220;not to return&#8221; to any such facilities in Michigan. &#8220;Honestly, if he fails to wear a mask, he&#8217;s going to be asked not to return to any enclosed facility inside our state,&#8221; said the Democrat.
But while Trump chose to wear a mask — a navy blue one with a presidential seal — while tour the Ford plant in Ypsilanti, he took it off when he got in front of the cameras, announcing that he did not want to &#8220;give the press the pleasure of seeing it.&#8221;
Asked by a reporter why he wasn&#8217;t wearing a mask, Trump <a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2020/05/21/trump-doesnt-wear-coronavirus-mask-to-ford-plant.html">said</a>, &#8220;Not necessary. Everybody’s been tested and I’ve been tested.&#8221; While he said he &#8220;had one on before,&#8221; he took it off.  &#8220;I didn’t want to give the press the pleasure of seeing it,&#8221; he explained.
&#8220;I was given a choice, and I had one on in an area where [Ford executives] preferred it,&#8221; said Trump.
His decision to remove the mask in defiance of her orders incensed Nessel, who was given a chance afterward to express her opinion on the matter once again on CNN.
&#8220;I am ashamed to have him be President of the United States of America,&#8221; Nessel <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/21/politics/michigan-attorney-general-trump-ford-plant-cnntv/index.html">told Wolf Blitzer</a> on &#8220;The Situation Room&#8221; Thursday.
His decision to defy Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer&#8217;s orders, Nessel hoped, will end up coming back to haunt him in November.
&#8220;I hope that the voters of Michigan will remember this when November comes, that he didn&#8217;t care enough about their safety, he didn&#8217;t care about their welfare, he didn&#8217;t respect them enough just to engage in the very simple task, the painless task, the easy task of wearing a mask when he was provided one,&#8221; she said. &#8220;And so I hope that we&#8217;ll have a new president soon enough who does respect people more than this president does.&#8221;
Meanwhile, Nessel strongly hinted that Ford might now be in trouble with the state.
&#8220;I think that we&#8217;re going to have to have a very serious conversation with Ford in the event that they permitted the President to be in publicly enclosed places in violation of the order,&#8221; Nessel said. &#8220;They knew exactly what the order was and if they permitted anyone, even the President of the United States, to defy that order, I think it has serious health consequences potentially to their workers.&#8221;
Ahead of the visit, Nessel had threatened legal action against companies that don&#8217;t force people to comply with the mask order. &#8220;I know that Ford has asked him to do the same thing, but if we know that he&#8217;s coming to our state, and we know he&#8217;s not going to follow the law, I think we&#8217;re going to have to take action against any company or any facility that allows him inside those facilities and puts our workers at risk,&#8221; she <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8344905/Michigan-AG-tells-Donald-Trump-told-not-come-refuses-wear-face-mask.html">said</a>.
Related: <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/michigan-attorney-generals-white-folks-coronavirus-tweet-sparks-blowback">Michigan Attorney General’s ‘White Folks’ Coronavirus Tweet Sparks Blowback</a>
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Full text of Nessel&#8217;s <a href="https://www.michigan.gov/documents/ag/Letter.President.Trump.5.20.20_691329_7.pdf">open letter</a> below:
<blockquote>Open Letter to President Donald J. Trump
Regarding his May 21st, 2020 Ford Motor Company Tour
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Michigan’s Big 3 Automakers are sterling examples of ingenuity and innovation. I wholeheartedly agree with Governor Whitmer that the Big 3 and our autoworkers should be showcased for their efforts in responding to COVID-19 and their commitment to rebuilding our nation’s economy. I hope that Ford and the UAW’s cooperative efforts in protecting worker safety will serve as an example to other companies across this nation.
Our UAW workers are among the most skilled and industrious in the world. That’s why protecting our businesses – and our workers – is of critical importance for our State. In light of the current global health crisis, Governor Whitmer has issued Executive Orders designed to safeguard the sustained viability of our businesses and protect the health and safety of our workers.
Executive Order 2020-91 requires that manufacturing facilities “suspend all non- essential in-person visits, including tours.” (Section 4) It also requires facilities to conduct a daily screening protocol for employees and “any other individuals entering the facility” (Section 4), and that everyone on the worksite be “kept at least six feet from one another to the maximum extent possible.” (Section 1) Moreover, Executive Order 2020-92 requires that any individual able to medically tolerate a facial covering wear one when in any enclosed public space. (Section 15) We know that Ford Motor Company takes the legal requirements of the Governor’s Executive Orders very seriously. In fact, a spokesperson for Ford has confirmed that the company shared its safety protocols with the White House in advance of your trip.
While my Department will not act to prevent you from touring Ford’s plant, I ask that while you are on tour you respect the great efforts of the men and women at Ford – and across this State – by wearing a facial covering. It is not just the policy of Ford, by virtue of the Governor’s Executive Orders. It is currently the law of this State. Michigan has been hit especially hard by the virus, with more than 50,000 confirmed cases and 5,000 deaths. Therefore, we must all do our part to stop the spread of COVID- 19. Anyone who has potentially been recently exposed, including the President of the United States, has not only a legal responsibility, but also a social and moral responsibility, to take reasonable precautions to prevent further spread of the virus.
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<blockquote>Thank you for your efforts to keep Michiganders safe. Sincerely,
Dana Nessel Attorney General</blockquote>
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