During rally, Dixon, Trump Jr. claim FBI made up Whitmer kidnapping plot

Gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon Friday doubled down on her claim that the plot to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer was created by the FBI, which was echoed by Donald Trump Jr. at a rally in Muskegon. Dixon made a joke to the crowd of about 500 people at the Barclay Place about Whitmer holding President Joe Biden’s hand at the Detroit Auto Show and ended with a quip that she would “rather be kidnapped by the FBI.” She said the news was making a big deal about a comment made earlier in the day comparing the COVID-19 lockdowns to the kidnapping attempt.

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