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Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer tried Sunday to blame former President Donald Trump for the rise in extremism when he responded to a question about threats from “pro-abortion rights groups.”
In an appearance on CBS’ “Face the Nation,” the Democratic governor first tore the “radical agenda” of the Michigan GOP and Republican candidates for governor by supporting legislation, saying abortion would make a crime with no exceptions for rape and incest and throw nurses and doctors in jail.
“This is a moment where we see how extreme the Michigan GOP has become,” Whitmer told CBS host Margaret Brennan. “This radical agenda to deprive women of making their own most important economic decision they will make in their lives — when and if they want to have a child.”
Brennan then referred to a recent Department of Homeland Security bulletin warning of increased violence in connection with the Supreme Court’s ruling to overturn Roe v. Wade.
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As depicted in the image on the screen as Brennan was speaking, the bulletin refers to an incident in Michigan that involved “vandalism claimed by ‘Jane’s Revenge’ on a building that houses the campaign office of a United States Representative and a pro-life interest group.”
Still, Brennan doesn’t mention Jane’s Revenge, instead calling it an “abortion rights group.”
“I would like to ask you about this Homeland Security warning that extremists are amplifying violent domestic violence The bulletin obtained by CBS mentions an incident in Michigan involving a pro-abortion rights group. How concerned are you about violence? What? Do you see on the ground?” asked Brennan.
Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, left, speaks with Elizabeth Door, senior vice president of global strategic sourcing for Whirlpool Corp., before a meeting with U.S. President Joe Biden, business leaders, and governors at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, March 9, 2022. (Photographer: Ting Shen/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
“I’m concerned about many things happening in the United States right now,” said Whitmer. “And frankly, the last few decisions coming out of this United States Supreme Court to make America a lot more dangerous. More guns, fewer rights, less health care. It’s scary.”
“And as a lawyer, it crushes me to say that even I am losing faith that these important institutions that are supposed to be above the politics of the day are now being corrupted,” continued Whitmer, turning criticism towards Justices instead. “And that’s what we see in our United States Supreme Court. And I’m deeply concerned about our long-term prosperity, homeland security, and security.”
Brennan countered that the bulletin warned of threats against federal and state government officials, including judges.
Former President Donald Trump makes remarks during a Save America Rally at the Adams County Fairgrounds on June 25, 2022, in Mendon, Illinois. ((Photo by Michael B. Thomas/Getty Images))
“Are you concerned about active threats in Michigan?” she asked.
“Of course I am,” Whitmer said. “I have received so much ugliness and hatred that the former president has often fomented.”
“This is a very scary moment,” the governor continued. “And with the spread of ugly rhetoric, the terrifying proliferation of guns in America, fewer and fewer restrictions, every parent sending their child to school, or every politician or policymaker making a tough decision, we should now be much more anxious. new level.”
WASHINGTON, USA – JUNE 25: Pro-life abortion and abortion rights protesters gather before the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, DC, on June 25, 2022, a day after the Supreme Court ruled on Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which it right to abortion. ((Photo by Yasin Ozturk/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images))
In the weeks before Roe v. Wade was quashed, Jane’s Revenge claimed responsibility for more than a dozen arson and vandalism at pro-life crisis maternity centers and churches across the country after the leak of its draft opinion on Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization.
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After a letter signed by Jane’s Revenge went around last week declaring it was “open season” for pro-life groups and an escalation of violence with measures not “as easy to clear up as fire and graffiti,” Republican lawmakers tore what they categorize as the Justice Department’s inaction on attempts to intimidate pregnant women, pro-life Americans, and Supreme Court justices.
In April, a federal grand jury failed to convict four men charged with conspiracy to kidnap Whitmer because they were angry with the governor over COVID-related lockdowns and restrictions. The defense had pointed to who they categorized as aggressive FBI undercover agents and informants for allegedly making the case up.
