GOP Candidate Threatens to Hang Elected Officials

Michigan gubernatorial candidate Anthony Hudson (R) has made a habit of threatening elected officials with hanging for “treason,” making such threats at least twice since the start of 2026, Michigan Advance reports.

In a video posted to social media, Hudson says, “It’s time to get the rope” — while holding a large loop of rope around his arm — as a call to action to “Michiganians and patriots” against politicians.

And at a city council meeting, he said: “You guys never listen, and that’s the problem. These people voted you into office so that you could be their voice in government. When you go against that voice, you commit what we call treason. The punishment for treason is public hanging. So, I suggest you start listening.”