Michigan MAGA Republican state Rep. Matt Maddock is under fire after claiming three buses were “loaded up with illegal invaders.” The buses, according to multiple reports, were actually loaded with the Gonzaga University basketball team arriving for March Madness.

“Happening right now. Three busses just loaded up with illegal invaders at Detroit Metro. Anyone have any idea where they’re headed with their police escort?” Rep. Maddock wrote on social media Wednesday evening, tagging far-right former U.S. Congressman Pete Hoekstra, who served as U.S. Ambassador to the Netherlands under Donald Trump and is now the state’s Republican Party chair.

  • @ccunning
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    Doesn’t know who they are, but knows they’re “illegal invaders”. I wonder how he came to that conclusion…

    • @FlowVoid
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      132 months ago

      Sure, we’ll get right on that after we remove “banger”, “clap back”, “I’m dead”, “slaps”, and “hits different”.

      • @olympicyes
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        22 months ago

        “Totally destroys”…

    • El Barto
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      62 months ago

      There are still legitimate uses for me it, but yup. I agree with you!

  • @NineMileTower
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    412 months ago

    Maddock represents a podunk ass area out south of Flint. This is probably one of the first times he’s been to the airport and seen busses at all.

        • @Ensign_Crab
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          102 months ago

          No, lead poisoning is an infrastructure issue. Republicans blame DEI for those.

        • Cethin
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          22 months ago

          To be fair, that’s pretty accurate. European Americans are basically illegal invaders after all. (Technically not, because there was no written law making it illegal, but close enough.)

  • @lemmy_at_em
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    232 months ago

    “Slammed”? Was he in a wrestling match?

    • FenrirIII
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      62 months ago

      They have to show damages. This idiot is the only one who was damaged by his racism

      • @[email protected]
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        2 months ago

        Nah, they had their image tarnished for political shenanigans, they can sue. Basketball players livelihoods come from how sponsors and the public view them. If the next game they play shows declining ticket sales from historic data they can take him to the bank.