Lemire to Michigan Secretary of State: ‘Musk [Is] Highlighting You by Name … Do You Have Safety Concerns?’

LEMIRE Madam Secretary as ░░░░░░░░ begins let s talk ░░░░░░░░ the idea of intimidation ░░░░░░░░ of all Elon Musk ░░░░░░░░ you by name Tell ░░░░░░░░ a little bit about ░░░░░░░░ Do you have safety ░░░░░░░░ But also we know ░░░░░░░░ Trump campaign is trying ░░░░░░░░ enlist poll watchers throughout ░░░░░░░░ battleground states they say ░░░░░░░░ keep an eye on ░░░░░░░░ to make sure it ░░░░░░░░ fair but other voting ░░░░░░░░ groups have suggested it ░░░░░░░░ an effort to dissuade ░░░░░░░░ from voting What are ░░░░░░░░ seeing in Michigan BENSON ░░░░░░░░ look transparency is our ░░░░░░░░ and we welcome people ░░░░░░░░ observe the process but ░░░░░░░░ draw a line where ░░░░░░░░ occurs We have some ░░░░░░░░ some chatter that disruption ░░░░░░░░ occur on Election Day ░░░░░░░░ that does we ll ░░░░░░░░ ready We ve been ░░░░░░░░ scenario planning and we ░░░░░░░░ a field team across ░░░░░░░░ state ready to respond ░░░░░░░░ de escalate any incidents ░░░░░░░░ might occur and protect ░░░░░░░░ people who are participating ░░░░░░░░ democracy and making democracy ░░░░░░░░ for everyone So we ░░░░░░░░ continue to do that ░░░░░░░░ an eye towards just ░░░░░░░░ sure people vote and ░░░░░░░░ have faith in the ░░░░░░░░ and that we address ░░░░░░░░ seek consequences for anyone ░░░░░░░░ will disrupt our process ░░░░░░░░ Both campaigns concede that ░░░░░░░░ and other states will ░░░░░░░░ razor thin No one ░░░░░░░░ knows how this will ░░░░░░░░ But if Kamala Harris ░░░░░░░░ win the state by ░░░░░░░░ small margin let s ░░░░░░░░ we don t have ░░░░░░░░ wonder how Donald Trump ░░░░░░░░ his allies probably Elon ░░░░░░░░ will say that it ░░░░░░░░ rigged that it was ░░░░░░░░ they ll point to ░░░░░░░░ conspiracy theories How are ░░░░░░░░ prepared to defend your ░░░░░░░░ and show voters that ░░░░░░░░ was a free and ░░░░░░░░ election BENSON Well exactly ░░░░░░░░ we did it in ░░░░░░░░ We had partnerships people ░░░░░░░░ across Michigan on both ░░░░░░░░ of the aisle defending ░░░░░░░░ facts the truth about ░░░░░░░░ elections We have secured ░░░░░░░░ in place with paper ░░░░░░░░ We do audits after ░░░░░░░░ fact to ensure our ░░░░░░░░ are accurate All that ░░░░░░░░ say is the citizens ░░░░░░░░ Michigan and citizens around ░░░░░░░░ country really need to ░░░░░░░░ critical consumers of information ░░░░░░░░ this moment The efforts ░░░░░░░░ fool us and fool ░░░░░░░░ about our elections only ░░░░░░░░ if we are uninformed ░░░░░░░░ can be fooled So ░░░░░░░░ set up a website ░░░░░░░░ gov electionfacts where throughout ░░░░░░░░ post election period as ░░░░░░░░ we ll be responding ░░░░░░░░ conspiracy theories with facts ░░░░░░░░ truth so that all ░░░░░░░░ us can be ambassadors ░░░░░░░░ democracy.”