- In August, a federal jury convicted two men of conspiring to kidnap Whitmer at her vacation home in 2020.
- On Friday, Dixon first told a crowd Whitmer “sure is good at taking business hostage and holding it for ransom.”
- During a super PAC event in Troy, Michigan, Dixon said: “For someone so worried about being kidnapped, Gretchen Whitmer sure is good at taking business hostage and holding it for ransom.”
- After her comment drew backlash, Dixon joked again about the kidnapping plot at a second event, telling the crowd that Whitmer at a recent stop with President Joe Biden at the Detroit Auto Show looked like she’d “rather be kidnapped by the FBI.”
- Whitmer’s campaign and Democratic groups condemned Dixon’s remarks.
- Dixon has defended her remarks.
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