Armed Trump Supporters Protested Outside Michigan Secretary Of State’s Home While Her Young Son Was Inside

Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson said dozens of protesters, some of them armed and many seen wearing clothing supporting Donald Trump, showed up outside her home while she was putting up Christmas decorations with her family, including a 4-year-old son.

As Fox 17 reported, Benson released a statement on Sunday that she had just finished decorating the home with her young boy, and the family was preparing to watch How the Grinch Stole Christmas when dozens of individuals showed up at her home. Some were chanting obscenities through bullhorns, and some were apparently carrying guns.

The incident follows a number of fraud allegations from Trump, who has insisted that he really won the election were it not for millions of illegal votes. Michigan has been a target for his legal challenges, with the president meeting with lawmakers and reportedly pushing them to overturn the election results showing Joe Biden the winner there.

Benson stated that the protesters came to her house in part because of “efforts to spread false information about the security and accuracy of our elections.” She lashed out at those pushing the false allegations.

“Through blatantly false press releases, purely political legislative hearings, bogus legal claims and so called ‘affidavits’ that fail to allege any clear or cogent evidence of wrongdoing, those unhappy with the results of this election have perpetuated an unprecedented, dangerous, egregious campaign to erode the public’s confidence in the results of one of the most secure, accessible and transparent elections in our state’s history,” Benson wrote, via The Hill.

Benson had spoken out about Trump’s claims, saying during an appearance on MSNBC that the will of the voters was clear, and there was no factual evidence to challenge the vote there.

As The Hill noted, another statement from Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel said that one of the protesters shouted accusations of violent crimes, which could be heard from the bedroom of Benson’s young son.

While Benson did not specifically call out Trump in her statement, The Hill reported that some of the demonstrators could be seen wearing “Trump paraphernalia” on livestream videos broadcast by some of those taking part.

The incident comes months after federal investigators foiled an alleged plot by militia members to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, who had been a popular target for Trump in reaction to restrictions meant to stop the spread of coronavirus. As The Inquisitr reported, Whitmer accused him of inciting violence, especially after he encouraged chants of “lock her up” during a rally in the state days after the plot was foiled.

“It’s incredibly disturbing that the president of the United States, 10 days after a plot to kidnap, put me on trial, and execute me … is at it again … inciting this kind of domestic terrorism,” she said.