“Let’s pretend that this gentleman over here was running for county recorder. And he’s a good Christian man that believes what we believe. We can work with that, right? That’s that’s unity. That’s saying, hey, we’re going to shake hands and we’re going to agree that we’re going to run a good Christian foundation campaign, and we’re going to treat each other well, and we’re going to get through this together.
“Right? That’s unity. But if Stephen Richer walked in this room, I would lynch him. I don’t unify with people who don’t believe in the principles we believe in and the American cause that founded this country. And so I want to make that clear when we talk about what it means to unify.” – Arizona Republican activist Shelby Busch, in a video shared by Richer.
As previously reported here, Kari Lake is facing a massive settlement in a defamation suit filed by Richer. Busch, as you can see below, is an advisor to Lake. This weekend Richer was booed by fellow Republicans for saying that the 2020 election was not stolen.
“If Stephen Richer walked in this room, I would lynch him.”
This is Shelby Busch.
She is second-in-command for the Maricopa County Republican Committee (@MaricopaGOP). She was the county party’s 2023 “volunteer of the year.” She’s an advisor to Kari Lake and others.
She also… pic.twitter.com/L7lWTm3oSk
— Stephen Richer—MaricopaCountyRecorder (prsnl acct) (@stephen_richer) June 24, 2024
We are patriots who whole heartedly believe in the Constitution. You are not one of us 💁♂️
— Josh Barnett-AZ (@BarnettforAZ) June 24, 2024
In 2020, I stood in front of 4,000 Iowa Republicans and said Trump was a pathological liar, and I was booed off the stage. So I appreciate @stephen_richer. There is no more courageous Republican out there right now than Stephen. Go to https://t.co/rQWgjiLpIH. He needs your… https://t.co/fu148uYaOC
— Joe Walsh (@WalshFreedom) June 23, 2024
Kari Lake claims Stephen Richer is in a panic after she conceded liability in his defamation lawsuit, and says she is willing to pay him $10K for a psychiatrist, medication and a therapy dog. pic.twitter.com/9mr7dERpKL
— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) March 28, 2024