Ron Weiser, who chairs the Michigan Republican Party, said he took “full responsibility” for his “poorly chosen words” to activists but said he would not quit despite the board's call for his resignation. “I pledge to be part of a respectful dialogue going forward and challenge my colleagues and others to do the same. Gretchen Whitmer, state Attorney General Dana Nessel and Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson as “witches” multiple times. Also, he joked about “assassination" when pressed by crowd members who were angry that two GOP congressman voted to impeach then-President Donald Trump over the deadly Capitol riot. ———Follow David Eggert at https://twitter.com/DavidEggert00———This version corrects that five Democrats, not six, voted to censure Weiser and call for his resignation.

Source: ABC News April 02, 2021 14:31 UTC