Republican candidate for Michigan governor Tudor Dixon compared Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's policies to the 2020 plot to kidnap the Democratic incumbent, remarks that Democrats criticized as making light of a serious and dangerous crime.
FILE - Republican gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon appears at a primary election party in Grand Rapids, Mich., Aug. 2, 2022. . Dixon's remarks at two events Friday, Sept. 23, immediately drew criticism from Democrats who said she was making light of a serious and dangerous crime. The Republican candidate for Michigan governor on Friday compared Gov.
Two men were convicted last month of plotting to kidnap Whitmer because they were angry about pandemic-related restrictions she imposed. Prosecutors said they were part of a group who conspired to abduct Whitmer at her vacation home and to blow up a bridge to disrupt police so they wouldn't be caught. The FBI said it broke up the plot before it could occur.
The Democratic Governors Association called Dixon's comments “utterly disqualifying for the role of Michigan governor,” while Whitmer's campaign criticized Dixon for “dangerous rhetoric.”
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