Michigan needs to keep Democrats in charge. These Republicans are children. And anytime someone says “When you see me taking my glasses off, I’m ready to rock" you know he'd get his ass kicked in a real street fight.
Tensions within the Michigan Republican Party evolved into a physical altercation that drew police Saturday to the GOP's state committee meeting at a hotel in Clare.
As Michigan Republicans have been openly feuding over the party's direction and the leadership approach of new Chairwoman Kristina Karamo, some were frustrated that the beginning of Saturday's special meeting at the Doherty Hotel was limited to only members of the state committee.
In an interview, James Chapman, a Republican from Wayne County, said he traveled to Clare for the meeting but was forced to listen to it through a locked door.
Chapman said he and others said the Pledge of Allegiance together in the lobby outside the meeting and acknowledged he wiggled the knob of one door leading to the meeting room.
Eventually, Mark DeYoung, chairman of the Clare County Republican Party, heard the wiggling and walked over to the door, where he saw someone flip him off through a small window.
DeYoung opened the door.
"He kicked me in my balls as soon as I opened the door,” DeYoung said.
The scuffle intensified with Chapman running at DeYoung and slamming him into a chair, DeYoung said. DeYoung provided his account in a phone interview from an emergency room in Clare. DeYoung said he had suffered a broken rib.
Chapman alleged that DeYoung had said, "I’ll kick your a--" and swung at him. DeYoung denied those claims.
At one point, Chapman removed his own glasses, Chapman said.
“When you see me taking my glasses off, I’m ready to rock," Chapman said.
Chapman said he took DeYoung by the legs and knocked him over.
Chapman said multiple police officers were at the hotel after the incident. And DeYoung said he had spoken with the local sheriff and intended to press charges against Chapman.
"We’re so divided," DeYoung said from the hospital. “I just wish we could come together.”
Oh, and don't confuse this incident with the other time that Republicans fought each other in Michigan, in April:
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Scuffle breaks out at Michigan GOP state committee meeting
Tensions within the Michigan Republican Party evolved into a physical altercation that drew police Saturday to the GOP's state committee meeting at a hotel in Clare.
As Michigan Republicans have been openly feuding over the party's direction and the leadership approach of new Chairwoman Kristina Karamo, some were frustrated that the beginning of Saturday's special meeting at the Doherty Hotel was limited to only members of the state committee.
In an interview, James Chapman, a Republican from Wayne County, said he traveled to Clare for the meeting but was forced to listen to it through a locked door.
Chapman said he and others said the Pledge of Allegiance together in the lobby outside the meeting and acknowledged he wiggled the knob of one door leading to the meeting room.
Eventually, Mark DeYoung, chairman of the Clare County Republican Party, heard the wiggling and walked over to the door, where he saw someone flip him off through a small window.
DeYoung opened the door.
"He kicked me in my balls as soon as I opened the door,” DeYoung said.
The scuffle intensified with Chapman running at DeYoung and slamming him into a chair, DeYoung said. DeYoung provided his account in a phone interview from an emergency room in Clare. DeYoung said he had suffered a broken rib.
Chapman alleged that DeYoung had said, "I’ll kick your a--" and swung at him. DeYoung denied those claims.
At one point, Chapman removed his own glasses, Chapman said.
“When you see me taking my glasses off, I’m ready to rock," Chapman said.
Chapman said he took DeYoung by the legs and knocked him over.
Chapman said multiple police officers were at the hotel after the incident. And DeYoung said he had spoken with the local sheriff and intended to press charges against Chapman.
"We’re so divided," DeYoung said from the hospital. “I just wish we could come together.”
Oh, and don't confuse this incident with the other time that Republicans fought each other in Michigan, in April:
Michigan GOP County Officials Caught on Video In Wild Scuffle
As if it wasn't bad enough that election deniers were elected to run the Republican Party at the state level, even at the county level the Michigan Republican Party is in chaos. The GOP can probably cross this state off of their list for the foreseeable future with this inept leadership...
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