In a shocking turn of events, Michigan House of Representatives member, Rep. Neil Friske, a staunch conservative and pro-Trump advocate, was arrested under allegations of assault in Lansing, the state capital.
The mainstream media was quick to disseminate a sensationalized version of the incident, suggesting that Rep. Friske had fired gunshots at a stripper following a dispute. The narrative painted by the media suggested that Friske had met the woman at a south Lansing strip club, Deja Vu, and brought her home. The dispute allegedly escalated to the point where he began shooting at her and chased her down the road. This narrative was widely circulated through various media outlets.
However, according to Gateway Pundit, the truth of the matter is starkly different. Rep. Friske has reportedly informed several sources that he was awakened by a robbery attempt at his home around 3 A.M. He saw an intruder and began shooting in self-defense. The alleged robber was attempting to steal a briefcase, which was later found on the lawn of his residence by the police. Friske suggested that the briefcase was likely left behind by the police. Following his arrest, Friske has been unable to make any public statements.
The mainstream media, however, ran with a story that was clearly false, capitalizing on the fact that Friske was unable to defend himself due to his incarceration. Friske is well-known in Lansing for his abstention from alcohol and is recognized as a soft-spoken, pleasant, and upstanding legislator. The narrative spun by the media, suggesting that he was involved in a drunken altercation with a stripper, is entirely out of character.
Several left-wing news outlets, including Detroit Free Press, MLive, Bridge Magazine, and Detroit News, initially propagated the false narrative but are now quietly amending their stories. However, the damage has been done. The smear campaign has successfully tarnished Friske's reputation, and he has been unable to counter the allegations due to his incarceration.
The false narrative was initially propagated by MIRS News, a Capitol-focused blog. They quoted anonymous sources, suggesting that the incident involved a stripper. Other media outlets then amplified this narrative, spreading the smear campaign across the nation. Notably, The Daily Mail and the New York Post have yet to update their stories.
This incident has had significant repercussions on Friske's reputation. Several left-wing accounts are now spreading the original false narrative about Rep. Friske. His colleagues in the House Republican Caucus have remained conspicuously silent, further fueling the disinformation campaign.
Several Lansing insiders suggest that this smear campaign is a strategic move to influence the upcoming elections in favor of Democrats, who are currently polling poorly in Michigan. They argue that this is a prime example of 'election interference,' with media smear campaigns being encouraged by billionaire elites who use dishonest reporters to cover their tracks.
The House Republican Leadership, led by RINO Matt Hall, appears to share a common interest with the far-left in purging conservatives from the legislature. Instead of focusing on winning an additional seat to gain a majority, RINO Matt Hall has been recruiting primary challengers to the most conservative representatives, including Friske. Matt Hall has so far refused to comment on any of the Friske stories.
RINO Matt Hall was previously accused of domestic violence, a charge that was later dropped. Insiders suggest that Hall has also managed to have DUI charges dropped and cleared off his record quietly, in addition to a wide variety of other alleged crimes.
RINO Matt Hall and his big money RINO establishment money funders like Betsy DeVos recruited RINO Parker Fairbairn to run against Friske. Fairbairn has used far-left talking points and votes Friske took against Democrat bills to argue that he isnt a good Republican. Establishment Republicans have been gleefully repeating this smear against Friske for multiple motives, including anger at Friske for standing by Kristina Karamo during the past 18 months of state party drama and infighting.
Fairbairns family are close personal friends with Betsy DeVos. DeVos and her employees are the main funders of Fairbairn. A small group of liberal billionaires, largely led by Betsy DeVos, control the Republican Party funding in Michigan.
The media's smear campaign against Friske is now being used to benefit the RINO-recruited primary challenger in the Republican primary. Millions of dollars in media power has been spent to influence Friskes primary race, and the quiet corrections the media does to its massive defamation and disinformation campaign wont change peoples faulty first impressions.
The media smear campaigns never start against the far-left, only against legislators like Neil Friske who have 100% conservative voting records. The truth of the matter is that Friske is innocent and that these charges come from notoriously corrupt County and law enforcement in Michigan.
Ingham County is also where the 2020 Trump electors are being prosecuted on made-up charges where certifying the slate of alternative electors is being falsely compared to a criminal law charge for check fraud.
The Ingham County law enforcement are some of the most corrupt in the state, the judges in Ingham County are some of the most political in the state, and the far-left has been weaponizing itself against conservatives for years.
By the evening of the day they busily defamed and smeared Friske, the liberal media was already quietly covering its tracks, covering up their slimy sleazy stories, and changing their tune.
Friske has still not been brought before a judge and arraigned, he is scheduled to do so Friday at noon. Friske was prevented from attending session of the Michigan legislature and was unable to vote on Wednesday.
Even friends of Friske were slow to come to his defense, saying that they wanted to wait for police reports to come out, or for all the facts to emerge.
Democrats control the Michigan House by one vote, 56-54. The smear campaign against Friske and the subsequent silence from his colleagues in the House Republican Caucus raise questions about the integrity of the upcoming elections and the role of the media in shaping public opinion. The incident serves as a stark reminder of the power of the media and the potential for misinformation to influence political outcomes.
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