MI-GOV: John James says he got 'screwed' in 2020 election, vows 'consequences'
Lansing — U.S. Rep. John James, a GOP candidate to be Michigan's next governor, told a group Monday that he "was screwed" in his 2020 U.S. Senate race and suggested he'll pursue "consequences" for those who had wronged Republicans five years ago.
The comments, made at a meet-and-greet gathering in Kent County that was not open to reporters, provided new insight into how James of Shelby Township views lingering but unproven claims of widespread election fraud in the battleground state he's seeking to lead.
During the event inside the Kent County GOP office, an attendee asked James about the voting system in Michigan being "totally corrupt" and Republican state senators investigating the 2020 vote but finding no evidence of systematic fraud.
"How about this: Get you a governor who was screwed in 2020 and you’ll get consequences for those who did you wrong," James replied, according to an audio recording of the discussion obtained by The Detroit News.
https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/2025/09/24/john-james-privately-says-he-got-screwed-in-2020-senate-election-vows-consequences-jocelyn-benson/86325345007/
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