Karamo removed as state GOP Chair, but refuses to step down as she threatens and slanders opponents

Editor's Note: This article, written by Scott McMahan, was initially published in the Lapeer County Tribune on Jan. 10, 2024

COMMERCE, MI - The Michigan Republican Party (MIGOP) executive committee met on Jan. 6 and performed all the steps defined by the GOP bylaws to remove Kristina Karamo as state chair. They appointed co-chair Malinda Pego as interim chair. Karamo claims the meeting was “illegitimate” and “illegal” and continues to represent herself as the only official ch…