A GOP fundraiser at an American Legion Hall in Berrien County, in the southwest edge of Michigan, is raising some eyebrows. The event is planned for 6 p.m. Friday.
The Michigan Advance reports:
The fundraiser, “Battlefield Michigan: Untold Stories from Michigan Freedom Fighters,” will be held at American Legion Post 568 in Stevensville and will feature two men charged, and since pardoned by President Donald Trump, for their roles in the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol – including former gubernatorial candidate Ryan Kelley. It will also host William and Michael Null, who were acquitted of plotting to kidnap and kill Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.
A flyer for the event calls the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol a “mostly peaceful protest about a stolen election.”
Marty Goldrick, a veteran and former member of the American Legion, tells WNDU he opposes the openly partisan nature of the fundraiser, according to the Michigan Advance.
“First of all, they bring these people in, but then they divide the American Legion, veterans, forcing them because there’s Democrats and Republicans, Independents in any organization, but this thing here is a wedge. To glorify these people is unacceptable,” Goldrick told the station.
General admission is $25 and $50 for a VIP ticket.
