Executive Board (Public Comment – M. Tonneberger, 4/9/2024)

Leelanau County

Event Date: 2024-04-09

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Executive Summary:

Sheriff’s Attendance at Trump Rally
– The sheriff travelled to a Trump political rally in Grand Rapids on April 2, 2024, while in uniform and with his badge, indicating he was representing the county.
– The sheriff appeared multiple times on cable TV and in the Grand Rapids Press, including shaking hands with Trump.
– This was an invitation-only event for Trump supporters, and the sheriff was one of 83 sheriffs invited, though few attended.
– Trump’s remarks at the rally were “vicious and contemptible,” and the sheriff’s attendance implies that Leelanau County residents share Trump’s positions.
– The question is who the sheriff was representing and who paid for this excursion.

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