With 43 days to go before Michigan’s presidential primary, there’s no sign of the chaos settling down inside the Michigan Republican Party.
Over the weekend, Kristina Karamo was reaffirmed as chair.
“I am so looking forward to us winning in 2024,” said Karamo in a video posted to social media. “The matter has been settled. The Jan. 6 meeting was ruled illegitimate by the state committee. Also, they reaffirmed me as chair of the Michigan Republican Party.”
At the Jan. 6 meeting, Karamo was ousted as chair due to her financial management of the party as well as other issues.
Following that vote earlier this month, she said the meeting violated the Michigan Republican Party’s bylaws.
Her critics disagree, and they’re disputing the vote that happened on Jan. 13.
“It holds no merit because Kristina Karamo was voted out by the bylaws on Jan. 6,” said Michigan Precinct Delegate Warren Carpenter.
The Republican National Committee is keeping quiet about the intra-party fight.
Carpenter said a lawsuit is imminent to get clarity on who’s leading the Michigan Republican Party.
“There is a group of people that are on the committee that are coming together as a multi-plaintiff suit to take this to a court to have this adjudicated because Kristina continues to tell everyone she’s the chair of the party, and that’s simply not the case,” Carpenter said.
Carpenter said a vote is scheduled for this weekend to select a new party chair.
Karamo couldn’t be reached for comment on the pending lawsuit.