The House struck comments made by Ohio Republican Rep. Max Miller after he blasted Michigan Democrat Rep. Rashida Tlaib on the House floor Wednesday as someone who &#8220;advocates for terrorists on a daily basis&#8221; — but a look at Tlaib&#8217;s decade-long record suggests Miller&#8217;s got the receipts to back up every word.
Miller unloaded on Tlaib during debate, telling her directly: &#8220;Hezbollah is a terrorist organization, gentle lady from Michigan, and its members are butchers that you like to hang out with to a certain extent.&#8221;
When Tlaib erupted in anger, Miller didn&#8217;t flinch.
&#8220;Oh, I&#8217;m sorry. Are we getting a little emotional?&#8221; he shot back.
After the chairman asked him to suspend, Tlaib erupted again — and Miller doubled down: &#8220;I certainly believe you advocate for them, yes. You advocate for terrorists on a daily basis. You advocate for a terrorist regime every single day.&#8221;
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A chaotic exchange grinds House floor debate on Lebanon war powers to a halt.
Max Miller says of Rashida Tlaib: &quot;Hezbollah is a terrorist organization &#8230; and its members are butchers that you like to hang out with to a certain extent.&quot;
Tlaib moves to take down his words. &quot;Are… <a href="https://t.co/KDQ7qHGsFo">pic.twitter.com/KDQ7qHGsFo</a>
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Tlaib immediately demanded Miller&#8217;s words be stricken from the record, calling them &#8220;a direct attack on my character.&#8221; The House struck the comments after Miller refused to voluntarily retract his remarks, Axios <a href="https://x.com/AndrewSolender/status/2062310787314524349">reported</a>.
&#8220;Such remarks impugn the patriotism and loyalty of a member of the House, which is not in order,&#8221; said California Republican Rep. Jay Obernolte, who was presiding over the House. &#8220;Without objection, the offending words are stricken from the record.&#8221;
The House itself has already weighed in on Tlaib&#8217;s record. In November 2023, the chamber voted 234–188 to censure her, with 22 Democrats crossing the aisle to support the rebuke. The resolution cited a years-long pattern of anti-Israel rhetoric, her <a href="https://d12t4t5x3vyizu.cloudfront.net/maxmiller.house.gov/uploads/2023/11/MILLOH_024_xml5.pdf">promotion</a> of the &#8220;from the river to the sea&#8221; slogan — a Hamas rallying cry calling for Israel&#8217;s destruction — and her inflammatory statement the day after the October 7 massacre, in which she called Israel an apartheid state and suggested the U.S. cut off support for its closest Middle East ally.
That was far from an isolated incident. She once said on the ‘‘Skullduggery” podcast, “There’s always kind of a calming feeling, I always tell folks, when I think of the Holocaust and the tragedy of the Holocaust.&#8221;
In 2021, Tlaib <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/democrat-rashida-tlaib-speaks-at-fringe-rally-where-activists-call-for-the-elimination-of-israel">spoke at a rally</a> outside the State Department where activists chanted for the elimination of Israel — even as Palestinian terrorists were firing hundreds of rockets into Israeli cities. In 2020, she <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/rashida-tlaib-expresses-support-for-palestinian-terrorist-who-tried-to-kill-israeli-soldiers">boosted</a> defenders of Ahmad Erekat, a man Israeli police say drove his car into a border checkpoint in a deliberate terrorist attack. In February 2024, she was the sole member of the entire House — Democrat or Republican — to <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/rashida-tlaib-votes-present-on-resolution-condemning-hamas-rape">refuse</a> to vote yes on a resolution condemning Hamas&#8217;s use of rape and sexual violence as a weapon of war, voting &#8220;present&#8221; instead.
She was also a member of a private Facebook group whose members <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/rashida-tlaib-is-a-member-of-facebook-group-that-praised-hamas-after-its-attack-on-israel-report">glorified</a> Hamas in the immediate aftermath of October 7, posting photos of Hamas fighters posing with elderly hostages and celebrating the slaughter of Israeli soldiers as &#8220;achievements.&#8221; The group&#8217;s founder — one of Tlaib&#8217;s key fundraisers — has posted videos questioning the Holocaust and calling Jews &#8220;satanic.&#8221;
Miller called Tlaib a terrorist advocate on the House floor. The House censured her. Her own colleagues slammed her. Her own Facebook group cheered Hamas.
Strike his words? They&#8217;re the most documented words spoken in Congress all week.

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House Strikes Rep’s ‘Terrorist’ Jab At Rashida Tlaib — But Her Own Record Tells The Story

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Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed has finally said the quiet part out loud.
The far-Left Democratic darling — currently locked in a three-way primary to succeed retiring Democratic Sen. Gary Peters — blew up his own outreach efforts at a &#8220;Jews for Abdul&#8221; campaign event in Pontiac, Michigan, after admitting he &#8220;struggles&#8221; to answer whether Israel has a right to exist as a Jewish state.
In a leaked audio recording obtained by <a href="https://jewishinsider.com/2026/05/abdul-el-sayed-struggles-israel-right-to-exist-jewish-state/">Jewish Insider</a>, the Bernie Sanders-backed radical didn’t just sidestep the question — he turned on his own audience and demanded they justify Israel’s existence under “liberal values.”
&#8220;I often struggle with the question that people ask in this particular scenario, because what they now ask is, ‘Do you believe in the right of Israel to exist as a Jewish state,’ which, to me, forces the question of a definition of what a Jewish state means,” El-Sayed barked back at an audience member who called him out for dodging inquiries on the Jewish state.
He then took it a step further, aggressively turning the tables on the crowd. “I need folks who want to ask me that question [to explain] what it is that they mean by that, and how that is consistent with any form of liberal values that we say we believe in here in the United States,&#8221; El-Sayed said.
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SCOOP | Abdul El-Sayed, the far-left Democratic candidate for Michigan’s Senate seat, said at an event with Jewish supporters last week that he struggles to answer questions about whether he believes Israel has a right to exist as a Jewish state.
“I often struggle with the… <a href="https://t.co/ugjbXgxUvr">pic.twitter.com/ugjbXgxUvr</a>
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The epidemiologist and anti-establishment favorite then rolled out the standard far-Left playbook, smearing America&#8217;s ally by accusing Israel of implementing &#8220;apartheid&#8221; in the West Bank, East Jerusalem, and Gaza. He further grumbled that the question of Israel’s right to exist unfairly overlooks “the rights of people who’ve been displaced by Israeli action” dating back to 1948.
El-Sayed’s statements took place in front of a paltry audience of just a &#8220;few dozen&#8221; people, according to campaign photos — at least one of whom wasn&#8217;t even Jewish, according to Jewish Insider.
The shock audio drops a massive bomb on El-Sayed’s already controversial campaign, which has sent shockwaves of panic through Michigan&#8217;s sizable Jewish community. The leftist Muslim candidate has repeatedly faced fierce backlash for cozying up to toxic anti-Israel extremists.
El-Sayed sparked fury following a terrifying Hezbollah-inspired terrorist attack at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield, where a fanatic attempted to murder 140 children by driving an explosive-laden truck into the synagogue&#8217;s preschool. El-Sayed rationalized the near-massacre, declaring that &#8220;hurt people hurt people.&#8221;
Worse yet, El-Sayed followed the synagogue attack by boasting about joint campaign appearances with Hasan Piker — a toxic, self-described Marxist Twitch streamer who has previously slurred Orthodox Jews as &#8220;inbred&#8221; and claimed America deserved the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
Insiders say the leaked audio confirms what critics have warned about for months: El-Sayed is eagerly currying favor with the hardline Islamist political infrastructure in Dearborn. A previous leaked recording already caught El-Sayed ordering his staff to stay silent on the joint U.S.-Israeli elimination of Iranian Ayatollah Ali Khamenei earlier this year, explicitly admitting he didn&#8217;t want to anger Dearborn voters who would be &#8220;sad&#8221; over the death of the theocratic, terror-sponsoring butcher.
El-Sayed’s latest anti-Israel comments make it crystal clear whose side he&#8217;s on.

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Radical Senate Candidate Admits He ‘Struggles’ To Say Israel Has A Right To Exist

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“I’ve been to jail. I’ve been judged. And I’ve gotten back up.”
That’s not the opening line of a reality show. It’s part of a congressional campaign bio.
Michigan Democrat Shelby Campbell is going viral online after <a href="https://x.com/MarioNawfal/status/2056173673212788901">videos</a> showing her twerking on a kitchen counter exploded across social media just months before the state’s August primary election. And depending on who you ask, she’s either the future of “authentic” politics or a flashing warning sign of what happens when TikTok culture collides headfirst with Congress.
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For conservatives online, the clips immediately became a symbol of what they say modern Democrat politics increasingly rewards: viral attention, internet celebrity, and “authenticity” over professionalism, seriousness, or basic decorum.
The 32-year-old single mother and law student is running to represent Michigan’s 13th Congressional District, and she’s making it very clear she has zero interest in looking like a polished, traditional politician.
“I’m not here to pretend I’m perfect,” Campbell says directly on her campaign website.
That much is obvious.
The videos sparked immediate backlash and endless memes online, with conservative accounts roasting the clips as others rushed to defend her. Social media quickly turned the race into a full-blown internet spectacle, with critics mocking the campaign as influencer culture dressed up as public service.
But Campbell doesn’t seem interested in hiding from any of it. In fact, her entire campaign appears built around leaning into her past and presenting herself as unfiltered.
Her website also features four mugshots alongside her biography. She talks about previously working as a bartender, server, certified nursing assistant, and autoworker. She says she sold her car, rides a scooter, and uses public transportation. She also highlights being a first-generation college graduate who attended Wayne State University and studies law at Detroit Mercy.
And then there’s this line: “I’m not a regular politician, I’m an honest politician.”
To critics watching the videos circulate online, the pitch sounded less like honesty and more like an attempt to turn personal chaos into political branding.
Still, the message is clearly aimed at voters tired of perfectly scripted politicians pretending they’ve never made mistakes.
Others argued the campaign reflects a deeper cultural shift where going viral now matters more than appearing qualified to hold public office, and where internet clout can generate more attention than policy positions ever could.
Campbell argues she understands everyday struggles because she’s lived them herself. Her district, she notes, is heavily working class, with many residents employed in retail, healthcare, automotive, and service industries.
Welcome to 2026 politics. One candidate is talking about inflation, crime, and border security. Another just became internet-famous from a kitchen counter, and somehow that’s now part of the congressional conversation.

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Dem Hopeful Twerks Her Way Onto The Campaign Trail

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Michigan Senate Democratic candidate Mallory McMorrow said on Sunday that deleting thousands of tweets trashing rural America reflects her authenticity rather than an effort to hide her past.
<a href="https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/29/politics/kfile-mallory-mcmorrow-deleted-tweets">A CNN report</a> this week found that the Senate hopeful had deleted about 6,000 tweets — including posts mocking Middle America and bending the truth about where she was living, working, and voting. 
In a recent autobiography, McMorrow said she moved to Michigan in 2014, but on social media, she described herself as a California resident in 2016 and voted in California’s June 2016 primary, according to CNN. 
 Reporter Manu Raju pressed McMorrow on the contradictions. 
 “And I don’t need to tell you, but of course, you’re required to vote in the state where you’re a resident. So why were you voting in California two years after moving to Michigan?” Raju asked.
 &#8220;Like a lot of millennials, moving takes time,&#8221; McMorrow said, describing a &#8220;two-year process&#8221; before settling in Michigan from Southern California. &#8220;I registered to vote in Michigan in August of 2016 and voted in the general election in November that year.&#8221;
 McMorrow dodged when asked whether she should have voted in California while claiming to live in Michigan.
&#8220;We still had our place out in Southern California, and as I mentioned, we had multiple jobs. Moving is ugly. I wish we could have just up and moved in one fell swoop, but that&#8217;s not the case, just like it is for a lot of people,&#8221; she said. 
 Raju noted that in 2024, McMorrow criticized another Twitter user for voting in Michigan after moving to California.
 &#8220;You called it illegal then,&#8221; Raju told McMorrow. 
 &#8220;Yeah, absolutely, if you are doing that intentionally, after moving permanently to a place that is illegal,&#8221; she said.
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CNN: “Why would you be voting in California 2 years after moving to Michigan?”
MCMORROW: “Moving takes time.”
CNN: &#8220;You had criticized a Twitter user in 2024 for voting in Michigan after moving to California, you called it illegal&#8230;&#8221;
MCMORROW: “Yeah, absolutely.&#8221; <a href="https://t.co/kE4xYSuXdo">pic.twitter.com/kE4xYSuXdo</a>
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) <a href="https://twitter.com/RNCResearch/status/2050927855152898198?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 3, 2026</a></blockquote>
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/top-dem-candidate-scrubs-social-media-after-trashing-rural-americans?author=Zach+Jewell&amp;category=News&amp;elementPosition=0&amp;row=0&amp;rowType=Vertical+List&amp;title=Top+Dem+Candidate+Scrubs+Social+Media+After+Trashing+Rural+Americans">Two days after President Trump </a>rocked the political establishment and defeated Hillary Clinton, the Democrat urged her followers to read a thread posted by journalist Patrick Thornton, who wrote, “All of this talk about coastal elites needing to understand more of America has it backwards.”
“It is much of white working class America that needs to reach outside its comfort zone and meet people not like them,” Thornton wrote at the time. “Many rural Americans have isolated themselves from the rest of the country. They live in very unrepresentative areas.” McMorrow said the thread “rings 100%.”
McMorrow, who currently serves in the Michigan State Senate, framed her comments as evidence of her authenticity. 
 &#8220;Was it the most eloquent tweet I&#8217;ve ever tweeted? No, I&#8217;ve tweeted 1000s of times. There is a level of authenticity and just grappling in the wake of the 2016 election, of how somebody like Donald Trump could have been elected.&#8221; 
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Michigan Democrat Mallory McMorrow defends her tweet calling middle Americans &#8220;backwards.&#8221;
CNN: “Do you stand by that sentiment that rural parts of America can learn from coastal elites?”
MCMORROW: &#8220;I stand by that.&#8221;
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In another tweet, McMorrow drew comparisons between Nazi Germany and the Trump Administration, a view she still holds today. 
“Do you personally see parallels between Nazi Germany and what’s happening under the Trump administration?” Manu Raju asked her.
&#8220;Yeah, I do. It is deeply concerning that we see an authoritarian slide,&#8221; McMorrow said. &#8220;I don&#8217;t think that a lot of people would argue that there are shades of authoritarianism here that we need to be deeply concerned about.&#8221; 
The winner of the divided Democratic primary, which also includes Abdul El-Sayed and Congresswoman Haley Stevens, will likely face Republican Mike Rogers in the general election.
&#8220;I tweeted normal things, like a normal person, and people are desperate for authenticity, so that is what we need in November,&#8221; McMorrow said.
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CNN: “Why would you be voting in California 2 years after moving to Michigan?”
MCMORROW: “Moving takes time.”
CNN: &#8220;You had criticized a Twitter user in 2024 for voting in Michigan after moving to California, you called it illegal&#8230;&#8221;
MCMORROW: “Yeah, absolutely.&#8221; <a href="https://t.co/kE4xYSuXdo">pic.twitter.com/kE4xYSuXdo</a>
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) <a href="https://twitter.com/RNCResearch/status/2050927855152898198?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 3, 2026</a></blockquote>

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Middle America-Hating Dem Calls For Authenticity. But What Happened To Her 6,000 Tweets?

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One of the leading Democratic candidates for U.S. Senate in Michigan is playing defense after a CNN report revealed that she purged thousands of tweets, including posts in which she disparaged Middle America after President Donald Trump&#8217;s 2016 election victory.
McMorrow, who currently serves in the Michigan Senate, deleted around 6,000 social media posts, including tweets in which she said she missed living in California and fantasized about the coasts breaking off from Middle America. The New York Post was the first to <a href="https://nypost.com/2025/04/04/us-news/senate-dem-candidate-mallory-mcmorrow-defended-coastal-elites-dreamed-of-national-divorce-from-middle-america/">report</a> on some of McMorrow&#8217;s ramblings last year.
Two days after Trump shocked Democrats and defeated former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, the Democrat urged her followers to read a thread posted by journalist Patrick Thornton, who wrote, “All of this talk about coastal elites needing to understand more of America has it backwards.”
“It is much of white working class America that needs to reach outside its comfort zone and meet people not like them,” Thornton wrote at the time. “Many rural Americans have isolated themselves from the rest of the country. They live in very unrepresentative areas.” McMorrow said the thread “rings 100%.”
A month later, McMorrow fantasized about coastal states divorcing Middle America.
“I had a dream that the U.S. amicably broke off into The Ring (coasts + Can + Mex + parts Mich/Tex) and Middle America. Oh and The Ring nominated Obama as Prime Minister and everyone was given $1,000 and six months to pick a side,&#8221; she posted.
The Daily Wire reached out to McMorrow&#8217;s campaign, requesting comment.
The CNN <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/29/politics/kfile-mallory-mcmorrow-deleted-tweets">report</a> also raises questions about McMorrow&#8217;s claim that she moved to Michigan from California in 2014, as social media posts suggest she was still living in Los Angeles and voting in California elections as late as 2016. In her autobiography, McMorrow wrote that she “relocated permanently” to Michigan in 2014.
In January 2017 — the month that Trump was sworn in for his first term — a social media user posted, &#8220;California should have its own diplomats [to] make sure we don’t get nuked because of morons from the other side of the country.&#8221; McMorrow responded to the post, writing, “There are days like these that make me miss California even more.”
Just a few months later, McMorrow launched her state Senate bid and said, &#8220;Choosing to put roots down right here in Michigan is the best decision I’ve ever made.&#8221;
In another tweet, McMorrow quipped that she was &#8220;pushing for [a] future where we don’t own cars,&#8221; adding, &#8220;Cars are dead.&#8221; McMorrow is now running to represent the largest car-manufacturing state in the country. A spokeswoman for McMorrow told CNN that &#8220;Mallory started her career as a car designer and doesn’t want to ban cars. She’s been repeatedly endorsed by auto unions.&#8221;
McMorrow&#8217;s communications director, Hannah Lindow, said that her state Senate campaign team deleted her tweets prior to 2020, arguing that it&#8217;s &#8220;pretty standard for candidates.&#8221; Lindow also defended the posts, saying they &#8220;are normal tweets by a normal person.&#8221;
McMorrow was blasted by her Democrat opponents following the CNN report. Democratic Senate candidate and current Rep. Haley Stevens shared the report on McMorrow&#8217;s past comments, <a href="https://x.com/HaleyforMI/status/2049523901655376317">writing</a>, &#8220;So what actually ticks me off? Someone who wants that job—representing Michiganders—talking crap about us and our state.&#8221;
Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, another Michigan Democratic Senate candidate, <a href="https://x.com/AbdulElSayed/status/2049535379775115678">wrote</a> on Wednesday, &#8220;Born in Michigan, hallelujah. Raised in Michigan, hallelujah. Believe cars should exist, hallelujah.&#8221;
The Democratic Senate <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/the-senate-race-democrats-have-controlled-for-decades-now-its-wide-open">primary</a> in Michigan remains a close contest, with McMorrow, Stevens, and El-Sayed running neck-and-neck, according to the latest <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/polls/michigan-us-senate-election-polls-2026.html">polls</a>. Each of the top three Democratic candidates in the race has faced controversies since launching their Senate campaigns.
In December, a video posted by Townhall <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/dem-senate-hopeful-says-shed-throw-beer-at-conservative-justices-lacks-self-control">showed</a> McMorrow suggesting that she would throw beer in the faces of conservative Supreme Court justices if she saw them in public.
El-Sayed has also faced scrutiny during the heated 2026 campaign after he deleted numerous social media posts, including some in which he called to &#8220;defund the police&#8221; and referred to police as &#8220;standing armies.&#8221; El-Sayed has also campaigned with Marxist streamer Hasan Piker, who once said that &#8220;America deserved 9/11.&#8221;
Stevens, meanwhile, was <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/house-dem-files-articles-of-impeachment-against-rfk-jr-and-even-her-own-party-is-trashing-her">rebuked</a> by Democratic leadership after she filed articles of impeachment against Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a move some of her Democratic colleagues viewed as a political stunt.
The winner of the Democratic primary, which will be held on August 4, will likely face Republican Mike Rogers, who has all but secured the GOP nomination. Michigan has not elected a Republican senator since 1994.

Top Dem Candidate Scrubs Social Media After Trashing Rural Americans

The mistress and former assistant of disgraced ex-Michigan coach Sherrone Moore spoke out Friday in her first televised interview since Moore&#8217;s December arrest on stalking and home invasion charges.
Paige Shiver, 32, appearing on <a href="https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/news/story/assistant-felt-trapped-relationship-fired-michigan-coach-knew-132314433">Good Morning America,</a> reflected on her relationship with Moore, 40, describing it as controlling, and said she felt pressured throughout the affair, which began while she worked under Moore.
Shiver said she became pregnant during the relationship, but medical professionals encouraged her to abort the unborn child.
&#8220;Multiple doctors and experts told me that it wouldn&#8217;t be right or healthy for me to keep the baby,&#8221; Shiver said. Recalling how Moore responded to the news, she said he told her, &#8220;You have to do what&#8217;s right for your body.&#8221;
Shiver, who has Pompe disease, a serious muscle-weakening condition, said the relationship began in 2022 when she was an intern with the Michigan football program and Moore was the team&#8217;s offensive coordinator. In 2024, after Moore was promoted to head coach following Jim Harbaugh&#8217;s departure to the NFL, Shiver became his executive assistant.
Shiver said she initially believed she loved Moore but now sees the relationship differently.
&#8220;Looking back at things and really reflecting on what happened, what was happening &#8230; it&#8217;s not love at all,&#8221; Shiver said.
She said she tried to end the relationship multiple times but felt unable to do so because of Moore&#8217;s influence over her career.
&#8220;He and other coaches had control over my career, especially him,&#8221; Shiver said. &#8220;He could fire me in a second.&#8221;
Shiver also claimed Moore repeatedly pressured her to stay, telling her his life would fall apart without her.
&#8220;Every time I tried to pull away, he always had a story&#8230;always had a way to pull me in and making me feel that I couldn&#8217;t leave him because he was so miserable without me,&#8221; Shiver said.
The relationship came to a screeching halt after Shiver reported the affair to university officials. Moore was subsequently fired as Michigan&#8217;s head coach, where he had been earning $5.5 million annually.
Michigan Athletic Director Warde Manuel cited an &#8220;inappropriate relationship&#8221; with a staffer as the reason for Moore&#8217;s termination.
Shortly after his firing, Moore broke into Shiver’s home, where she says he grabbed butter knives and scissors, then threatened to kill himself.
&#8220;I hear footsteps, and they’re getting closer and louder … I run to my door to lock it, and he barges in,&#8221; Shiver said. &#8220;He comes in with his hood up, looking down at me, saying I ruined his life and is crying.&#8221;
Moore was initially charged with home invasion and stalking, offenses that carried potential prison time. But those charges were dropped last week as part of a plea deal. Moore pleaded no contest to trespassing and malicious use of a telecommunication device.
He was sentenced to 18 months&#8217; probation and ordered not to contact Shiver.
Moore&#8217;s wife, Kelli, has stood by him during his court appearances.
Shiver said she believes the punishment was insufficient.
&#8220;I think he should have gotten more punishment for what he did,&#8221; she said.
Shiver is no longer employed by the university. Moore was replaced by former Utah head coach Kyle Whittingham.

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Tearful Mistress Says She Had To Abort Baby During Affair With Former Michigan Coach

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America is watching Michigan.
Extreme far-Left organizations are embracing and influencing Democrat candidates across our ticket. U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed is attending rallies with Hasan Piker. Current secretary of state and gubernatorial candidate Jocelyn Benson is the star operative of a group indicted by the Department of Justice for funding extreme, neo-Nazi organizations.
I’m running for governor of Michigan because the state that has decided the last four presidential elections is about to face the most consequential gubernatorial race in the country.
Jocelyn Benson has already manipulated Michigan’s elections twice. At 19 years old, she <a href="https://19thnews.org/2026/03/jocelyn-benson-michigan-viola-liuzzo-civil-rights/">interned</a> for the Southern Poverty Law Center&#8217;s (SPLC) Intelligence Project, supposedly learning how to <a href="https://enjoyer.com/jocelyn-benson-splc-journalist-neo-nazi/">infiltrate</a> neo-Nazi organizations. Yesterday, that organization was indicted.
In 2020, Benson mailed absentee ballot applications to every registered voter in Michigan, not every active voter, but every registered voter, whether or not they still lived there. She instructed election clerks statewide to presume the validity of every mail-in ballot without verifying signatures. A nonprofit she founded received a $12 million <a href="https://enjoyer.com/jocelyn-benson-center-for-election-law/">Zuckerbucks</a> grant on the eve of that election and funneled it to Democrat-aligned political operatives whose sole job was turning out Democrat voters. Her order instructing clerks to stop verifying signatures was found illegal in 2021. Rather than face consequences, she was rewarded with a Presidential Citizens Medal from President Joe Biden.
She issued the same order in 2024. Federal courts struck it down again. She then <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2024/09/09/rfk-jr-loses-attempt-to-withdraw-from-michigan-ballot-00178095">deliberately</a> kept Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. on the Michigan ballot after he had formally withdrawn and endorsed President Trump, a calculated attempt to split the conservative vote and hand Michigan to Kamala Harris. Judge David McKeague of the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals did not mince words: &#8220;In defiance of the U.S. Constitution and state election law, Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson <a href="https://enjoyer.com/judge-jocelyn-benson-manipulated-the-presidential-ballot-in-michigan/">manipulated</a> the presidential ballot in Michigan.&#8221; A second Sixth Circuit judge agreed her actions had already cast doubt over the integrity of Michigan&#8217;s electoral process.
Millions of patriots in Michigan turned out to vote and made the 2026 too big to rig, and President Trump went on to carry Michigan. Now, Benson wants a promotion. And she is still serving as secretary of state, overseeing the very election in which she is running. That alone should disqualify her.
To understand Jocelyn Benson, you have to understand the organization that built her.
The SPLC is not a civil rights organization. It was a machine built to manufacture division, fundraise off fear, and deploy operatives to use racial chaos as a path to institutional power. Its co-founder admitted that the organization&#8217;s overriding purpose was making money. The DOJ just confirmed the method: manufacture the hatred, point at it publicly, collect the donations, and cut checks to the people doing the hating.
Benson started with SPLC at 19 and became a <a href="https://legalnews.com/Home/Articles?DataId=1396214">board</a> member in 2014. She did not stumble into this organization; she was built by it. And she carried everything it taught her directly into Michigan&#8217;s secretary of state office.
Just this week, the DOJ indicted the SPLC on 11 federal counts for secretly paying at least $3 million to members of the Ku Klux Klan, the National Socialist Party of America, the United Klans of America, and the Aryan Nations — some payments which began the same year Benson joined their board. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche was direct: &#8220;The SPLC was not dismantling these groups. It was instead manufacturing the extremism it purports to oppose by paying sources to stoke racial hatred.&#8221;
Not fighting it. Manufacturing it.
They labeled Moms for Liberty an extremist group. They put the Family Research Council, a mainstream Christian policy organization, on their hate map. They designated Turning Point USA alongside the KKK in their public database before Charlie Kirk was shot and killed.
That is the machine that built Jocelyn Benson.
The Trump DOJ has sued Benson for refusing to hand over voter registration records required by federal law, including those for over 17,000 registered voters age 100 or older. Michigan has registered 105 percent of its adult population to vote. She was held in contempt by the Michigan House for refusing to turn over basic election training manuals that would reveal how clerks were instructed to process ballots.
The state that decides presidential elections cannot have its ballots managed by someone federal judges have already called a manipulator. We cannot let her Spanberger our Michigan. We have too much at stake from the top to the bottom of the ticket
Jocelyn Benson is not an outlier. She is the next generation of Democrat operatives, trained to divide, manufacture threats, suppress opposition, and acquire power.
Michigan gave my family a shot at the American dream. By the grace of God, I am running for governor to make sure that promise is real again for every family in this state, not just the ones with the right political connections. My purpose has always been to use my blessings to be a blessing to others. That is what took me to Baghdad. That is what brought me home to build. That is what sent me to Congress. And that is what is calling me to Lansing.
Jocelyn Benson was built by a machine that profits from division. I was built by Michigan and called by God to serve it. My loyalty is to my Creator, my country, and the families of this great state. Not to a machine. Not to a party. To the people.
Michigan, America is watching.
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John James is a West Point graduate, Ranger qualified Apache combat pilot, Iraq War veteran, Michigan job creator, and U.S. Congressman from Michigan&#8217;s 10th District. He is a candidate for governor of Michigan.

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Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Dr. Abdul El-Sayed is facing significant pushback after making a sweeping claim about how unions feel about President Donald Trump.
“You know who’s never caved to Trump’s tyranny? Unions,” the Democrat posted to X on Sunday, alongside a clip highlighting his backing from labor groups.
The post was quickly hit with a fact-check on the platform, noting: “Contrary to the claim, Teamsters President Sean O&#8217;Brien spoke at the 2024 RNC and endorsed Trump&#8217;s DHS nominee Markwayne Mullin,” along with links to NPR and WSBT reports.
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You know who’s never caved to Trump’s tyranny? Unions. <a href="https://t.co/4xS8Hi9NPZ">pic.twitter.com/4xS8Hi9NPZ</a>
— Dr. Abdul El-Sayed (@AbdulElSayed) <a href="https://twitter.com/AbdulElSayed/status/2045846799991124137?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 19, 2026</a></blockquote>
The International Brotherhood of Teamsters, one of the largest labor unions in the United States, represents 1.3 million members, including truckers. The union’s Detroit branch alone has roughly 36,000 members, according to the <a href="https://unionfacts.com/union/teamsters/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Center for Union Facts</a>.
While O’Brien was vocal about his support, the union itself did not formally endorse a presidential candidate in 2024. However, <a href="https://teamster.org/2024/09/teamsters-release-presidential-endorsement-polling-data/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">internal polling</a> showed “rank-and-file” members favored Trump by nearly 60%, compared to just 34% for then-Vice President Kamala Harris.
O’Brien also thanked Trump for nominating Lori Chavez-DeRemer to lead the Department of Labor.
“You put words into action. Now let’s grow wages and improve working conditions nationwide,” O’Brien wrote in a <a href="https://x.com/TeamsterSOB/status/1860118006820479289">post</a> at the time. “North America’s strongest union is ready to work with you every step of the way to expand good union jobs and rebuild our nation’s middle class. Let’s get to work!”
Left-leaning users on X quickly pointed out the Teamsters poll, while others criticized the sentiment of the candidate’s post overall.
Transportation writer <a href="https://x.com/sam_d_1995/status/2046073281430614394?s=20" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sam Deutsch</a> responded with an image of the Teamsters poll, simply commenting, “hmmm.”
“I don’t think this is factually accurate,” Bloomberg columnist <a href="https://x.com/mattyglesias/status/2046043144580440337?s=20" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Matthew Yglesias</a> added.
“The head of the Teamsters spoke at the RNC and that union refused to endorse democrats in 2024 after the Biden Administration literally bailed out their pension fund but ooooook,” commentator <a href="https://x.com/hutchinson/status/2046043818253042088?s=20" target="_blank" rel="noopener">“Hutch”</a> wrote.
Some users even posted pictures of O’Brien speaking at the Republican National Committee and meeting with Trump.
Other unions, including the National Border Patrol Council and the National Fraternal Order of Police, also backed Trump&#8217;s 2024 campaign.
The Daily Wire reached out to El-Sayed’s campaign for comment.
El-Sayed is in a hotly competitive Democratic primary against Rep. Haley Stevens and state Sen. Mallory McMorrow, as Sen. Gary Peters (D-MI) is retiring at the end of his term.
He has secured endorsements from Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, and Reps. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), and Ro Khanna (D-CA).
The eventual Democratic nominee will take on former Rep. Mike Rogers (R-MI) in the general election, currently rated as a “toss-up” by the Cook Political Report.

Dem Candidate Makes Anti-Trump Union Claim. Gets Called Out Almost Instantly

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Democrats in Michigan nominated a Muslim attorney who has honored terrorists for a position on the University of Michigan&#8217;s Board of Regents.
At the Michigan Democratic Party&#8217;s nominating convention on Sunday night, delegates chose Amir Makled over incumbent regent Jordan Acker for a seat on the board that controls the university&#8217;s budget and leadership appointments, The Detroit News <a href="https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/2026/04/19/jordan-acker-university-of-michigan-board-of-regents-amir-makled-wins-democratic-convention-vote/89691921007/">reported</a>. The contrast in the race could not have been clearer for Democratic delegates, who ultimately picked a Muslim who recently shared a post that referred to Israelis as &#8220;demons&#8221; over a Jewish regent who has faced antisemitic attacks.
Last June, Makled <a href="https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2026/04/09/university-of-michigan-regent-candidate-lawyer-amir-makled-deletes-posts-praising-hezbollah-leaders/89533176007/">shared</a> a post that called former Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah a &#8220;martyr,&#8221; less than a year after Nasrallah was taken out in an Israeli airstrike. Another post shared by Makled honored Hezbollah official Abu Ali Khalil as a &#8220;martyr on the road to Jerusalem.&#8221;
In July 2025, Makled shared a post from Candace Owens, in which Owens referred to Israelis as &#8220;demons&#8221; who &#8220;lie, steal, cheat, murder, and blackmail.&#8221; The Muslim lawyer has since deleted those social media posts.
Makled secured the nomination over Acker, who has faced antisemitic threats from anti-Israel radicals following Hamas&#8217; attack on Israel on October 7, 2023. In December of 2024, Acker&#8217;s home was vandalized and damaged, and his wife&#8217;s car was spray painted with the words &#8220;Divest&#8221; and &#8220;Free Palestine.&#8221; Anti-Israel radicals also vandalized Acker&#8217;s law firm building, which police investigated as a hate crime, CNN <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2024/12/09/us/university-of-michigan-regents-vandalized-acker">reported</a>.
Last year, Acker, along with regents Mark Bernstein and Sarah Hubbard, were given 24/7 security due to threats from anti-Israel demonstrators. Makled represented anti-Israel students who were arrested and charged last year with trespassing and resisting arrest when police broke up an encampment on Michigan&#8217;s campus.
The nomination of Makled over Acker reflects a major shift in the Democratic Party throughout the country, which has seen multiple leftist Muslims elected to public office. That shift is on full display in Michigan this year as another leftist Muslim, Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, is in a tight race for the Democratic nomination to the open seat for U.S. Senate. El-Sayed <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/19/politics/michigan-senate-democratic-primary">told</a> CNN over the weekend that Hamas is just as evil as the Israeli government.
The Michigan Democratic Party did not release the vote tally for Sunday&#8217;s nominating convention. For many statewide offices in Michigan, the Democratic Party chooses its nominees through delegates who meet to cast their votes at a nominating convention. Acker&#8217;s ticket-mate, Paul Brown, who has also called for punishment for anti-Israel demonstrators, was renominated to run alongside Makled in the general election.
Makled rode a wave of support from leftist University of Michigan students and campus labor unions to his nomination victory.
“This is beyond the support that I was expecting,” Makled <a href="https://www.michigandaily.com/news/administration/amir-makled-defeats-regent-jordan-acker-at-democratic-convention-to-run-alongside-incumbent-paul-brown/">said</a> after he was nominated. “This is the largest convention I’ve participated in in 20 years, and I’ve been coming to them since 2006. This really shows how much the Democratic Party has expanded the electorate and energized the base of what people want to see come November.”
Makled will face Republicans Lena Epstein and Michael Schostak in the general election on November 3.
Not all Democrats were enthused by Makled&#8217;s candidacy. Brandon Dillon, a former chairman of the Michigan Democratic Party, blasted Makled and <a href="https://www.detroitnews.com/story/opinion/2026/04/17/dillon-the-democratic-party-has-no-room-for-amir-makled/89665735007/">wrote</a> in a Detroit News opinion piece that Makled&#8217;s social media posts &#8220;reflect a pattern of extremism and bigotry, all of which should be disqualifying for someone seeking one of the most powerful positions in Michigan higher education and statewide office.&#8221;
Acker faced opposition from Makled and many within the Michigan Democratic Party for his desire to hold anti-Israel radicals accountable after they intimidated Jewish students and obstructed law enforcement officers. Acker also faced scrutiny just a few days before the Democratic nominating convention when The Guardian published a report on alleged messages sent by Acker on Slack that appeared to be sexual in nature and included obscene comments about a female Michigan student.
Acker said that parts of the messages sent to The Guardian appeared to be &#8220;doctored,&#8221; adding that Acker &#8220;has never been on Slack.&#8221; Acker told The Detroit News that the allegations published in The Guardian are &#8220;ridiculous&#8221; and &#8220;fake.&#8221;

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Former University of Michigan football coach Sherrone Moore will not serve jail time after being convicted of stalking his ex-mistress, Paige Shiver.
Moore was instead sentenced Tuesday to 18 months of probation by Judge Cedric Simpson in Washtenaw County Court, as The New York Post <a href="https://nypost.com/2026/04/14/sports/ex-michigan-football-coach-sherrone-moore-sentenced-to-probation-for-stalking-incident-involving-ex-mistress/">reported</a>. The former head coach appeared in court arm-in-arm with his wife, with whom he shares three children.
Prosecutors said Moore threatened to kill himself in front of Shiver, with whom he had been having a relationship. The 40-year-old had faced charges including felony home invasion, stalking, and breaking and entering. Shiver was Moore&#8217;s executive assistant during their two-year affair.
Details of the charges were first revealed during Moore&#8217;s arraignment in December, as The Daily Wire previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/sherrone-moore-charged-with-home-invasion-threatened-to-kill-himself-prosecutors-say">reported</a>.
According to prosecutors, Moore forced his way into Shiver&#8217;s apartment in mid-December, grabbed several butter knives and a pair of scissors, and threatened to take his own life after repeatedly calling and texting her. 
“I am going to kill myself. I am going to make you watch. My blood is on your hands. You’ve ruined my life,” Moore said, according to prosecutors.
First Assistant Prosecutor Kati Rezmierski said Shiver, 32, was terrorized by a &#8220;series of very intimidating and terrifying statements and behaviors&#8221; inside the apartment.
Prosecutors said Shiver and Moore had been in an intimate relationship for years before she broke it off, which they argued led to Moore’s erratic behavior. 
Judge Simpson noted the seriousness of Moore’s crimes during sentencing. 
“You had no right to do what you did,” the judge stated, per the Post. “I know that [Shiver] was placed in fear. It was a traumatic experience that day for you. It was certainly a traumatic experience for her.&#8221;
“You had no right to spread your pain to her,” Simpson added. “I don’t know where your wife, Kelli, finds her strength… you, sir, took her for granted.”
Moore’s lawyer said he has taken steps to address his behavior since the incident. 
“Sherrone has engaged in counseling, gained insight into his life … recentered himself around his family and taken responsibility, expressing genuine remorse,” attorney Ellen Michaels said.
The judge ordered Moore to have no contact with Shiver. His probation is set to be reviewed in October.

Former Michigan Football Coach Sentenced After Stalking Ex-Mistress

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An American man will soon learn whether he&#8217;s being charged in the recent disappearance of his wife while they were boating in the Bahamas.
Brian Hooker has been in custody in Freeport since Wednesday, when authorities arrested him in relation to his missing wife, Lynette Hooker. Brian claimed that she fell overboard from their small dinghy on April 4 at sunset. Since extending Brian&#8217;s custody an additional 72 hours on Friday, Bahamian officials have a deadline of 7:20 p.m. local time to either release Brian or charge him in connection to his wife&#8217;s disappearance, according to his lawyer, Terel Butler.
From the beginning, Brian has denied any foul play and insisted that Lynette simply fell overboard due to rough seas near Elbow Cay. Elbow Cay is a five-mile long cay in the Abaco Islands in the Bahamas, known for its shallow, clear waters where tourists and locals alike drop anchor and spend a day on the water.
&#8220;He definitely denies causing her death, and he still asks about her and is hopeful that she will be recovered,&#8221; Butler said Friday.
Brian reportedly called fellow sailors, Marnee and Blaine Stevenson, a day before his arrest and explained what had happened as the couple headed back on the dinghy to their sailboat, Soulmate.
&#8220;She basically just bounced off the dinghy in the middle of a little blow, like 20-something knot winds that popped up,&#8221; Brian said.
Marnee and Blaine recorded the April 7 phone call with Brian and posted the video on their <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ICXVVWrgDc">YouTube</a> account. Marnee also shared text messages with CBS from a conversation with Lynette, during which the 55-year-old told Marnee she could not be out on the water with Brian.
&#8220;We were married 21 years. Our marriage lasted 6 weeks cruising,&#8221; Lynette wrote in the texts. &#8220;It was real bad. I can’t be out there with him.&#8221;
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A flotation device has been recovered and since Lynette disappeared — and according to Lynette&#8217;s mother, Darlene Hamlett, her daughter&#8217;s Apple Watch was recovered — but Lynette still has not been located.
Brian&#8217;s lawyer said authorities are &#8220;close to a decision&#8221; on whether or not to charge Brian with a crime, per <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/bahamas-authorities-race-deadline-charge-cut-loose-husband-missing-american-woman?intcmp=xpal_truecrime">Fox News</a>.
&#8220;Even if they decided to charge him, it&#8217;s highly unlikely that he would go to court today,&#8221; Butler said. &#8220;So we will know by 7:20 p.m. today what their decision will be &#8230; It is possible that when a person has completed their time, that when they walk out, they can be re-arrested and time starts again.&#8221;
Butler said her client is &#8220;drained&#8221; from the interrogations and that he is &#8220;just hoping to have closure to be released so that he can continue to search to find out what has happened to his wife.&#8221;
Lynette&#8217;s mom joined the &#8220;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=el7hVYiIy-U">Drop Dead Serious</a>&#8221; podcast, describing in detail how her daughter was repeatedly abused by Brian over their more than 20-year marriage.
&#8220;He has two sides to his personality, he can be very pleasurable, pleasant and he can be very vicious,&#8221; Hamlett said. &#8220;He threw her down on this bench &#8230; the boat has a little bench where you sit around the table in the galley. She landed on that, he was on top of her, he was choking her, and she felt something crack in her neck. She was so stiff-necked for a long time. I don&#8217;t know how or why, but she stayed on the boat that night &#8230; one of the conversations that they had while they were on the boat the next morning is he told her that he wished he had finished the job and thrown her overboard.&#8221;
Stories like the one Hamlett shared are why she, along with her granddaughter, Kylie Aylesworth, wanted a thorough investigation into Lynette&#8217;s disappearance.
Lynette has reportedly left Brian several times during their marriage and often documented the abuse with photos to help her not go back to him, according to Hamlett. Her daughter would often come stay with her in Florida when things with Brian were tumultuous, and every time Lynette returned to the Bahamas Hamlett said she believed it could be the last time she saw her daughter.
The 76-year-old said she doesn&#8217;t want to talk to Brian, but if she could talk to Lynette she would tell her daughter this: &#8220;I love you, and I wish you would have come home.&#8221;
The Daily Wire reached out to the United States Coast Guard, who is looking into the incident, and officials with the Coast Guard told us &#8220;we cannot comment on an ongoing investigation.&#8221;

Credit: Lynette Hooker via Facebook

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Sunday marked Easter and the day before the 2026 College Basketball National Championship game where the UConn Huskies are taking on the No. 1 seeded Michigan Wolverines. Huskies head coach Dan Hurley spent his Sunday in that order —  observing Easter came first, then it was time to game plan.
&#8220;Once I got out of Mass this morning, now it&#8217;s preparing for Michigan,&#8221; Hurley said Sunday.
The two-time national champion is getting UConn ready for their third title game in four years. A dynasty in the works. Though Hurley leans on his faith to get through the grueling college basketball season, he&#8217;s not praying for a positive outcome on the court.
&#8220;I’m praying for strength, for all the people that I’ve lost, and I pray to God for wisdom,&#8221; Hurley told <a href="https://www.ncregister.com/interview/dan-hurley-uconn-basketball-faith-and-family#:~:text=Hurley%20says%20that%20he%20models%20his%20faith,meditation%20practices%20with%20his%20players%20*%20Journaling">National Catholic Register</a> after his second championship. &#8220;And I do ask that we could be at our best. But I don’t ask to win the game. I ask for everyone to be at their best.&#8221;
Psalm 23 is what Hurley says he prays every day.
&#8220;The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name&#8217;s sake. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever,&#8221; the passage states.
&#8220;I pray every morning because maybe of the line of work I’m in: the stress level and intensity of it. I’m an intense person, and that really resonates to me,&#8221; Hurley said. &#8220;I also like the Proverbs, the Our Father, Hail Mary and the &#8216;Serenity Prayer.'&#8221;
He&#8217;s a man who sticks to his routine, especially on game day. Monday, he will know nothing more or less than he does for every game day as he sets his eyes on a third title, and sixth overall, for Connecticut.
UConn is the underdog, but Hurley said his team is ready to take on a &#8220;dominant&#8221; Michigan team, adding that sometimes, the best team doesn&#8217;t cut down the nets at the end of the NCAA Tournament.
&#8220;You’ve just got to be better for one night, and obviously for us, we need to play the game a certain type of way where we obviously can’t get into a certain type of game with Michigan. They’re an incredibly dominant team,&#8221; Hurley said.
&#8220;There are no holes in their attack, they&#8217;re an elite defensive team, they&#8217;re an elite offensive team. They crush the glass.&#8221;
Michigan head coach Dusty May gave credit to Hurley and his team&#8217;s ability to fight till the end.
&#8220;They take what the games give them, they ride a hot hand &#8230; so there&#8217;s just a number of challenges,&#8221; May said. &#8220;You can&#8217;t go into this game saying if you do this, we are going to win &#8230; even if we do that well, they&#8217;re going to pivot, and we are going to have to find a way to counter that pivot.&#8221;
UConn and Michigan tip off at 8:50 p.m. ET.

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UConn Coach Dan Hurley Went To Mass On Sunday — But He Didn’t Pray To Win The National Championship

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