Michigan’s Mike Shirkey: COVID part of push toward ‘One World Government’

The “surprise attack of an insidious virus” was “one that we were not prepared for, but one that was most certainly planned,” Shirkey claimed, embracing the unproven theory that COVID was a designed attack by China. 

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In doing so, Shirkey appeared to be repeating debunked “plandemic” theories that sinister forces are behind the outbreak of the virus that has killed 6.6 million worldwide, including more than 40,000 in Michigan.

In 2020, as many as 1-in-4 Americans found some truth in the theory, while Republicans were twice as likely to believe in the “plandemic,” according to Pew Research.

Shirkey has made controversial statements throughout his 12-year tenure, but left many speechless Wednesday. 

In a lengthy speech, the businessman suggested a series of “little-g gods” like climate change, gun control, digital currency, child sacrifice and “trans-whatever” are part of a broader push to “achieve a one-world government” and “one-world religion.” 

Shirkey was a frequent critic of Whitmer’s response to the pandemic and helped raise funds for a successful initiative to overturn a 1945 law the governor had used to issue orders early in the pandemic. 

The Clarklake lawmaker has long argued that public health officials should recognize that people previously infected with COVID-19 — including himself — have “natural immunity” against the virus. 

Shirkey previously claimed that immunity would last “forever,” which is false.

Shirkey could not run for re-election this year due to the state’s term limits law. Whitmer won re-election and helped Democrats flip the state House and Senate, giving them their first full majority in Lansing in four decades. 

Senate Democrats appeared dumbfounded by Shirkey’s comments.

Sen. Mallory McMorrow, D-Royal Oak, tweeted a one-word reaction: “Um.”

“Well that was weird,” added Sen. Jeremy Moss, D-Southfield.

In his farewell speech, Shirkey took aim at the World Economic Forum, arguing the non-governmental lobbying organization is behind a push for “the elimination of sovereignty.”

In doing so, he appeared to embrace a growing conspiracy theory about the World Economic Forum, which in 2020 proposed a “great reset” pandemic recovery plan that prioritized sustainable development.