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Trump says Whitmer didn't say 'thank you' after thwarted kidnapped plot. She did thank law enforcement
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump on Thursday night slammed Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer for not saying 'thank you' after the federal government charged six people with conspiring to ******* her in an alleged domestic terrorist plot.
Seven additional people are also facing state charges pursuant to Michigan's anti-terrorism act in connection to the alleged plot.
Officials said the men arrested have ties to a far-right militia group, who were unhappy, in part, about Whitmer's COVID-19 restrictions, and called her a "tyrant."
Whitmer "has done a terrible job. She locked down her state for everyone, except her husband’s boating activities. The Federal Government provided tremendous help to the Great People of Michigan," Trump tweeted.
He continued, "My Justice Department and Federal Law Enforcement announced" they "foiled a dangerous plot" against Whitmer and "Rather than say thank you, she calls me a White Supremacist.
In remarks Thursday during a news conference, Whitmer did thank law enforcement and prosecutors for thwarting the plot and pursuing criminal charges "to bring these sick and depraved men to justice."
She criticized the president by saying he has not done enough to condemn hate groups "like these two Michigan militia groups" in the country and accused him of "stoking distrust," "fomenting anger" and emboldening groups who "spread fear and hatred and division."
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Officials say the 13 men arrested this week in the kidnapping plot are all members or acquaintances of the Wolverine Watchmen militia group. In addition, all have been tied to a larger scheme — attempting to foment a civil war — according to investigators.
Members of the group had discussed storming the Capitol Building to ******* Whitmer and other would-be hostages, considered shooting up Whitmer’s home, discussed setting off a bomb to divert police away from the kidnapping, according to officials, who also said the men tested an explosive and begun training to achieve those ends.
During the news conference, Whitmer who often clashes with Trump, resurfaced the president's comments during the first presidential debate when Trump told the Proud Boys group to "stand back and stand by."
"Hate groups heard the president's words not as a rebuke but as a rallying cry, as a call to action," Whitmer said.
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