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<ul class="summary-list"><li>The leader of <keyword id="18877" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Michigan">Michigan</keyword>'s <keyword id="107894" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="Republican-Party">Republican Party</keyword> apologized after calling female Democratic lawmakers "witches."</li><li>Michigan GOP chair <keyword id="4897452" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="ron-weiser">Ron Weiser</keyword> made the comments during a local Republican meeting Thursday.</li><li>Weiser also joked about GOP members of Congress who voted to impeach Trump being assassinated.</li></ul>The chair of Michigan's Republican Party has apologized after calling female Democratic lawmakers "witches" and joking about the assassination of GOP congressmen who voted to impeach former President <keyword id="6354484" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Donald-Trump">Donald Trump</keyword>.Ron Weiser, the chair of the Michigan GOP, made the comments during a Northern Oakland Republican Club meeting Thursday. They <a href="https://eu.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/2021/03/26/michigan-gop-chair-quips-assassination-3-witches-video/7011870002/">were first reported</a> by The Detroit News. "Our job now is to soften up those three witches and make sure that we have good candidates against them, that they are ready for the burning at the stake," Weiser said in a video recording of the meeting.He was referring to Michigan's Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, and attorney-general Dana Nessel.When subsequently asked about the political prospects of two Michigan GOP congressmen who voted to impeach former President Trump, Weisel told a member of the audience: "Other than assassination, I have no other way other than voting."Weiser on Sunday apologized for his remarks after initially refusing to do so, but said he would not resign."In an increasingly vitriolic political environment, we should all do better to treat each other with respect, myself included," <a href="https://www.fox2detroit.com/news/ron-weiser-defends-remarks-after-assassination-comment-calling-michigan-leaders-witches">he said in a statement provided to Fox News Detroit on Sunday.</a>"I fell short of that the other night. I apologize to those I offended for the flippant analogy about three women who are elected officials and for the off-hand comments about two other leaders.""I have never advocated for violence and never will. While I will always fight for the people and policies I believe in, I pledge to be part of a respectful political dialogue going forward."In a previous statement issued on Friday, Weiser said he would not resign as GOP or from the University of Michigan, where he a member of the Board of Regents.A spokesman for Gov. Whitmer called Weiser's remarks "destructive and downright dangerous" <a href="https://www.fox2detroit.com/news/ron-weiser-defends-remarks-after-assassination-comment-calling-michigan-leaders-witches">in a statement provided to Fox News Detroit</a>."We saw this firsthand when Republican legislators met with the very militias that tried to kidnap and kill the governor, and when Republican party leaders helped organize the January 6th protest at the U.S. Capitol building."A group of Michigan men <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/men-accused-in-gov-whitmer-kidnap-plot-practiced-storming-capitol-2021-1">were arrested in October last year</a> after the FBI said they conspired to kidnap Whitmer from her north Michigan holiday home.Whitmer also referenced Weiser's comments on Twitter on Friday, referencing a quote from author Lindsay West which said: "For a long time, a certain set of men have called women like me 'witches' to silence and discredit us."

The chair of Michigan's GOP apologized for calling top female Democratic lawmakers 'witches' who should face 'burning at the stake'

<ul class="summary-list"><li>A 2020 election denier was chosen to lead Michigan Republicans headed into the 2024 elections.</li><li>Kristina Karamo, who lost a race for secretary of state last year, defeated Matt DePerno 58%-42%.</li></ul>The November 2022 midterms were not kind to Michigan Republicans.Not only was Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/results-gretchen-whitmer-tudor-dixon-michigan-governor-election-2022-11">reelected</a> in a landslide over Republican Tudor Dixon, but state Attorney General Dana Nessel soundly defeated GOP opponent Matt DePerno and Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson easily dispatched Republican Kristina Karamo.Democrats also reclaimed control of both houses of the state legislature, with the state senate in Democratic hands for the first time since 1984.But Karamo, who repeatedly questioned the integrity of the 2020 presidential election, won the race to lead the Michigan Republican Party on Saturday.Karamo defeated DePerno at a party convention after three ballots 58%-42%, <a href="https://www.freep.com/story/news/politics/elections/2023/02/18/michigan-republican-party-chair-convention-karamo-deperno-greenlee/69900553007/">according to the Detroit Free Press</a>, replacing outgoing chair Ron Weiser, a prominent real estate developer.Weiser gave the party over $3.2 million in personal contributions for the 2022 election cycle, <a href="https://www.bridgemi.com/michigan-government/basically-broke-michigan-gop-charge-delegates-attend-convention">Bridge Michigan reported</a>. But the outlet also reported that the state GOP had over $2.3 million in outstanding debts in its main state campaign account.According to the Free Press, Karamo gave a quick address to Republicans after her victory, but because the party had only paid to use the convention space through the late afternoon and had to extend their use of the facility until 8 p.m., attendees had to leave soon after the final ballot."We will not betray you; we will not lie to you," Karamo told Republicans during her address, according to the Free Press.Karamo, who former President Donald Trump backed in her campaign last year, sought to funnel GOP outrage over the 2020 election into a statewide victory, but she fell far short of that goal; Karamo lost to Benson by 14 points.<h2>Trump had backed DePerno</h2><div type="image" title="Matthew DePerno" height="683" width="1024" msid="98049410" hostid="261"></div>And Trump, who continues to wield enormous influence among grassroots activists as he ramps up campaigning for his third presidential bid, last month threw his support behind DePerno."Republicans in Michigan must unite and work together if they want to save Michigan," the former president said in a statement at the time. "We must start by supporting Matt DePerno for chairman of the Michigan Republican Party. He is the only candidate running who can get the job done!"Both DePerno and Karamo sought to more closely tie grassroots conservatives to its GOP donor base and were sharply critical of the party's state leadership, pointing to a lack of party support for its losses last fall.On Monday, Trump rallied for DePerno virtually and stressed the importance of Michigan, a swing state that in 2016 narrowly supported him over Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton before now-President Joe Biden <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/joe-biden-sweeps-pennsylvania-michigan-wisconsin-battleground-states-election-2020-11">flipped it back</a> to the Democrats in 2020."Michigan will be a key battleground center for the action," Trump said of the presidential election next year. "Victory in Michigan will be the difference in winning the election or not."Key to Biden's victory in Michigan was his strength not only in cities like Detroit, Ann Arbor, Lansing, and Grand Rapids, but the margins that he amassed in suburban communities in Southeast Michigan.February 19, 2023: This story has been updated with the news of Karamo's win.

Kristina Karamo, a GOP election denier who was soundly defeated in the 2022 midterms, now leads Michigan's Republican Party

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="18877" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Michigan">Michigan</keyword> Gov. <keyword id="4469212" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Gretchen-Whitmer">Gretchen Whitmer</keyword> and two top leaders in Michigan were called "witches" by a GOP leader.</li><li>Whitmer called the comment "dangerous" and saying people need to "bring down the heat."</li><li>She said it was a "sad moment in America" <a href="https://twitter.com/therecount/status/1377227749916545030">in an interview with CNN.</a></li></ul>Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer responded being called a witch by Michigan GOP Chairman Ron Weiser, calling the comments "dangerous" and saying people need to "bring down the heat.""It's just really a sad moment in America where people who are leading are treated with such disrespect in this dangerous moment where we've seen threats come to those of use in office and a plot to kidnap and kill me,"<a href="https://twitter.com/therecount/status/1377227749916545030">she told CNN on Wednesday</a>. "They're continuing to throw gas on this fire," she continued. "And it is dangerous, it's unacceptable and I've been, for almost a year now, calling on people to bring down the heat."Weiser had called Whitmer, the state's Secretary of State, Jocelyn Benson, and state Attorney General Dana Nessel the "three witches" at a political event at the North Oakland Republic Club on Thursday.He said local republican candidates should make sure "they are ready for the burning at the stake" in future elections.He later apologized, <a href="https://publicaffairs.vpcomm.umich.edu/statements-regarding-u-m-regent-comments/">calling his comment a "flippant analogy."</a>"In an increasingly vitriolic political environment, we should all do better to treat each other with respect, myself included. I fell short of that the other night," he said. "While I will always fight for the people and policies I believe in, I pledge to be part of a respectful political dialogue going forward."

A GOP chair called Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer a 'witch.' She says that's throwing 'gas on this fire.'

<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table float_right"><div><div class="image on-image">AP Photo/Mark J. TerrillDonald Trump.</div></div></div>Tech leaders are taking a stand against Donald Trump.In <a href="https://medium.com/@KatieS/an-open-letter-from-technology-sector-leaders-on-donald-trumps-candidacy-for-president-5bf734c159e4#.hunna75a7" target="_blank">a scathing open letter</a> posted by former Twitter vice president Katie Stanton, leaders from some of Silicon Valley's biggest tech companies, venture-capital firms, and startups voiced their concerns about a Trump presidency - specifically, that Trump "stands against the open exchange of ideas, free movement of people, and productive engagement with the outside world that is critical to our economy."The letter is signed by more than 140 tech leaders, including:<ul><li>CEOs of relatively young tech companies and startups such as Box, Twilio, Slack, TaskRabbit, and Tumblr.</li><li>Well-known VCs and investors like Vinod Khosla, Pierre Omidyar, Shervin Pishevar, and Chris Sacca.</li><li>Tech industry veterans like former Cisco CTO Padmasree Warrior, Apple cofounder Steve Wozniak, and Interactive Corp. CEO Barry Diller.</li></ul>Tech leaders who openly support Trump are rare, with the <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/peter-thiel-speaking-at-republican-national-convention-2016-7">exception of Peter Thiel</a>, who is a delegate for Trump and will speak at the Republican National Convention next week.<a href="https://medium.com/@KatieS/an-open-letter-from-technology-sector-leaders-on-donald-trumps-candidacy-for-president-5bf734c159e4#.jcv3hsuw9">Read the whole thing here&gt;&gt;</a>Here's the full list of signatories:Marvin Ammori, General Counsel, Hyperloop One Adrian Aoun, Founder/CEO, Forward Greg Badros, Founder, Prepared Mind Innovations; Former Engineering VP, Facebook Clayton Banks, Co-Founder, Silicon Harlem Phin Barnes, Partner, First Round Capital Niti Bashambu, Chief Analytics Officer, IAC Applications John Battelle, Founder/CEO, NewCo, Inc. 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The chair of Michigan's GOP apologized for calling top female Democratic lawmakers 'witches' who should face 'burning at the stake'

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