‘That wasn’t a joke,’ the Republican nominee for Michigan governor told a crowd at an event alongside Kellyanne Conway in defense of remarks she made about Whitmer.

Five of 10 Republican candidates for governor of Michigan are unlikely to make it onto the ballot before the primary election on Aug. 2.

Garrett Soldano is one of a number of Republicans who have said the FBI created a fake kidnapping plot as part of a plan to keep Democrats in power.

At least five GOP candidates for Michigan governor have said they believe the 2020 presidential election was stolen from Donald Trump.