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Karamo falsely claims the insurrection was a false flag operation, rails against premarital sex ⋆ Michigan Advance - Michigan Advance

Republicans endorsed her last month to take on Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson

She doesn’t believe Joe Biden won the presidency in November 2020, but does believe the conspiracy that the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol was a false flag operation.

And if the Michigan Republican Party gets its way, she will be Michigan’s next secretary of state.

QAnon-connected candidate Kristina Karamo was endorsed last month as the party’s choice to take on Democratic Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson in November, with the winner administering the state’s elections. That could have big implications for the 2024 presidential race where Michigan is again poised to be a pivotal swing state.

That’s no coincidence as Karamo, who was strongly endorsed by former President Donald Trump, was catapulted to prominence by the former president because of her willingness to help spread the lie that the 2020 election was “rigged.”

“She is strong on Crime, including the massive Crime of Election Fraud,” Trump said in his endorsement on the Save America website. “Kristina will fight for you like no other, and of equal importance, she will fight for justice. Good luck Kristina, and while you’re at it, check out the Fake Election results that took place in the city of Detroit.”

Karamo came to Trump’s attention after she alleged illegal vote counting at the TCF Center in downtown Detroit where she showed up as a self-appointed “poll challenger” while officials counted approximately 174,000...



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