Posted on 05/09/2021 7:38:32 AM PDT by george76
Detroit Police Chief James Craig, who has regularly encouraged law abiding citizens to purchase firearms for self defense in the crime ridden city, plans to challenge Democrat Governor Gretchen Whitmer in 2022.
Detroit News has the scoop:
Craig, who is expected Monday to announce his retirement from the department, told The Detroit News he will follow that press conference with one discussing his future plans.
He did not deny that he plans to run against Whitmer as a Republican.
"I'm a lifelong public servant," Craig said. "I want to continue to serve."
Prospects of Craig's gubernatorial ambitions were first reported by Charlie LeDuff on his "No BS News Hour" podcast and confirmed independently by The News with the source close to Craig.
The chief acknowledged he has discussed a potential candidacy with both state and national Republican officials.
Whitmer has come under fire for her handling of the Wuhan coronavirus pandemic, including implementing harsh restrictions while jetting off to freer states like Florida. She also is accused of pulling a Cuomo after forcing elderly patients with the disease back into nursing homes.
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer refused to answer a reporter’s question asking who paid for the private jet she used to visit her father in Florida during her statewide travel advisories.
Whitmer was asked on Thursday by WWTV reporter Eric Lloyd for a response to the recent report by journalist Charlie LeDuff in Deadline Detroit that the governor approached wealthy businessmen in Detroit to use the private plane they share.
The embattled governor — who is facing down both the Florida travel scandal and the COVID-19 nursing home scandal in her state — declined to answer Lloyd's question.
Way back in 2014....
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/jan/6/editorial-eliminating-gun-crime/
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Suddenly, an epiphany. “Suspects knew that good Americans were armed,” he says. Now in Detroit, Chief Craig credits the decrease in crime in part to the “a number of [concealed-carry permit] holders running around the city of Detroit.” If more Detroit citizens were armed, Chief Craig told a news conference last week, criminals would think twice before attacking them.
B**ch be cooked
A BLACK Republican?!? Must be an Uncle Jim...
Hopefully Chief Craig can show spineless coward - anti-Trumper John James how to run a real campaign.
The 125% turnout in Detroit will re-elect Witchen
She’s Toast!
Sorry. I thought he would be a Dem candidate.
Did she fix the water problem in Flynt yet?
BIG chance...though it all comes down to ballot integrity.
Whitler got elected by saying she would “Fix the damn roads!”.
She forgot that the next day.
“”I’m a lifelong public servant,” Craig said. “I want to continue to serve.””
I think I may have heard that crap before.
I would not want to lose him as head cop here in Detroit. He stood up for 2nd amendment rights and they cheat here like everywhere else, (Dems). I sincerely believe Kwame Kirkpatrick lost the last time he ran. There was a corrupt city clerk in office then.
“...anyone know how to send his campaign money?”
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Before doing anything like that, do a GOPe check. Maybe we should ask the good police chief how many election fraudsters his crack team have arrested at the TCF Center in the past three or four election cycles???
When the local press starts using his name a lot and hyping him (but didn’t do SQUAT for looking into election fraud), that should be an indicator to check into it.
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