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Michigan MAGA Republican state Rep. Matt Maddock is under fire after claiming three buses were “loaded up with illegal invaders.” The buses, according to multiple reports, were actually loaded with the Gonzaga University basketball team arriving for March Madness.

“Happening right now. Three busses just loaded up with illegal invaders at Detroit Metro. Anyone have any idea where they’re headed with their police escort?” Rep. Maddock wrote on social media Wednesday evening, tagging far-right former U.S. Congressman Pete Hoekstra, who served as U.S. Ambassador to the Netherlands under Donald Trump and is now the state’s Republican Party chair.

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[–] ccunning 64 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Doesn’t know who they are, but knows they’re “illegal invaders”. I wonder how he came to that conclusion…

[–] scottrepreneur 34 points 9 months ago

With a police escort! Wtf

[–] mojofrododojo 7 points 9 months ago

melanin detected during ocular patdown

[–] [email protected] 43 points 9 months ago (2 children)

We need to remove the word 'slammed' from the public lexicon

[–] FlowVoid 13 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Sure, we'll get right on that after we remove "banger", "clap back", "I'm dead", "slaps", and "hits different".

[–] olympicyes 2 points 9 months ago

“Totally destroys”…

[–] elbarto777 6 points 9 months ago

There are still legitimate uses for me it, but yup. I agree with you!

[–] NineMileTower 41 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Maddock represents a podunk ass area out south of Flint. This is probably one of the first times he’s been to the airport and seen busses at all.

[–] [email protected] 28 points 9 months ago (1 children)

So anybody suspect lead poisoning?

[–] NineMileTower 19 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Illegal invaders poisoned him

[–] Ensign_Crab 10 points 9 months ago

No, lead poisoning is an infrastructure issue. Republicans blame DEI for those.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

To be fair, that's pretty accurate. European Americans are basically illegal invaders after all. (Technically not, because there was no written law making it illegal, but close enough.)

[–] lemmy_at_em 23 points 9 months ago (1 children)

"Slammed"? Was he in a wrestling match?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago

imbibed like tequila?

[–] [email protected] 23 points 9 months ago

Sounds like someone's bracket was destroyed the first round

[–] [email protected] 21 points 9 months ago (1 children)

This implies the existence of "legal invaders"

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

To some folks that's immigrants who come here legally ;)

Guess we know what he thinks.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 9 months ago (1 children)

The Gonzaga team should sue him for defamation.

[–] FenrirIII 6 points 9 months ago (1 children)

They have to show damages. This idiot is the only one who was damaged by his racism

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

Nah, they had their image tarnished for political shenanigans, they can sue. Basketball players livelihoods come from how sponsors and the public view them. If the next game they play shows declining ticket sales from historic data they can take him to the bank.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Gee, that'd work for sure if they were American college athletes who are famous for receiving their share of ticket sales.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Ah my apologies I didn't know they were slaves. /big_sarcasm

[–] [email protected] -1 points 9 months ago

That's your take? Lol