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Former President Donald Trump gave a shoutout to the newly-chosen head of the Michigan GOP regardless of not assisting her bid for the submit.
In a submit to his Fact Social platform Sunday, Trump lauded Kristina Karamo — who beat out his most well-liked candidate, Matt DePerno, to win the job.
“Congratulations to Kristina Karamo, a powerful and fearless Election Denier, in profitable the Chair of the GOP in Michigan,” Trump wrote. “If Republicans (and others!) would discuss the reality about the Rigged Presidential Election of 2020, like FoxNews will have to, however doesn’t, they’d be far . The New York Times mentioned that “This cements the Party’s takeover by Trump loyalists.” I don’t call them loyalists, I name them GREAT AMERICAN PATRIOTS!!!”
Karamo’s extremist views have drawn elevated scrutiny within the hours after she defeated DePerna via a 58-42 margin at the state’s GOP conference on Saturday. CNN’s KFile team uncovered comments from Karano right through a 2020 podcast wherein she called abortion a “satanic observe” and claimed “demonic possession” is actual.
“If an individual has demonic possession — I know it’s gonna sound actually crazy to me announcing that for some individuals, considering like what?!” stated Karamo. “But having intimate relationships with people who are demonically possessed or oppressed — I strongly believe that a person opens themselves up to possession. Demonic possession is actual.”
Also, as Trump brought up approvingly, Karamo is an election denier who has incessantly pushed conspiracy theories in regards to the 2020 vote.
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