According to Fox 17, Michigan Republican Party Deputy Chief of Staff & Communications Director Gustavo Portela said that one individual had verbally attacked a female staffer and that that person made threats that involved shooting at the building.
Portela stated that this person has also argued that women should be "enslaved," and threatened to set the building on fire.
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In response to the threats, the watch party has been canceled in a surplus of caution. The Michigan Republican Party has filed a police report with the Lansing Police Department.
"This week, the Michigan GOP experienced several death threats which escalated earlier today when our building received several threats from a bystander who not only verbally assaulted a longtime female staffer but also indicated he was planning on shooting up the building and burning it down," Portela wrote in a statement.
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"It’s unfortunate that members of the opposite party would seize on this and joke about the situation, but this is the type of politics they play now a days. Our party won’t be deterred, and we will continue to work tirelessly for Republican policies despite on-going threats. No type of violence against women should ever be tolerated," he added.
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According to Fox 17, Portela said a Unity Reception would be held on Wednesday with improved security.
Jordan Gulkis, a spokesperson for the Lansing Police Department, said the department responded to the incident at party headquarters about 7:42 a.m.
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"When officers arrived, the accused was not there. Lansing police officers maintained contact with someone from the address to make sure the accused did not return. All future shifts are notified to pay special attention to that area," she said in a statement.
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No arrests have been made, she said.
The primary election is a key point for Michigan Republicans: The party has chosen a nominee to take on Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in the fall. The race has grown increasingly controversial, but the partyrepared a unity event Wednesday with its endorsed candidates for attorney general and secretary of state. Portela said early Wednesday the event would proceed, but the party is hiring additional security.
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The Michigan Democratic Party did not have a similar event scheduled for Tuesday and has not gotten any recent threats, a spokeswoman said.
Several people appeared to mock Republicans in light of the news, suggesting GOP members like former President Donald Trump have prompted threats in the past.
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