Michael Flynn: 21 Who Made a Difference in 2021
Tuesday, December 28, 2021
Rhode Island native Michael Flynn made headlines across the globe for a number of statements that sparked controversies.
The University of Rhode Island grad had received an honorary degree in 2014.
In June, Flynn appeared at a Texas political event where he appeared to suggest that a Myanmar-like military coup "should" happen in the United States.
GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLASTFlynn made the remarks during a Q&A session at a conference called the "For God & Country Patriot Roundup" in Dallas.
"I want to know why what happened in Myanmar can't happen here?" one attendee asked, prompting loud applause from the crowd.
"No reason. I mean, it should happen here," Flynn said, to even more cheers from attendees.
The deadly coup in Myanmar garnered international attention.
He later issued a statement denying that he suggested a Myanmar-style military coup should happen in the US, reported Business Insider.
"Let me be VERY CLEAR – There is NO reason whatsoever for any coup in America, and I do not and have not at any time called for any action of that sort," Flynn said in a post on Telegram, a social-media app that has been favored by far-right groups.
In December 2020, after President Joe Biden had won the election, Flynn said that Trump could use the military in key states to “re-run” the election.
“There is no way in the world we are going to be able to move forward as a nation. He could immediately, on his order, seize every single one of these [voting] machines, on his order,” Flynn said, citing Trumpworld’s unhinged conspiracy theory that voting software flipped Trump votes to Biden.
“He could order the, within the swing states, if he wanted to, he could take military capabilities, and he could place those in states and basically rerun an election in each of those states,” he continued, adding: “I mean, it’s not unprecedented. These people are out there talking about martial law like it’s something that we’ve never done. Martial law has been instituted 64 times.”
Meanwhile, Flynn's brother Jack Flynn and his wife Leslie who were in a video along with Flynn sued cable news company CNN for $75 million - they claim they were defamed by the report alleging they were members of conspiracy group QAnon.
To add more to the endless string of controversies, Flynn reaffirmed his belief that Trump was rightfully elected in 2020. He has remained loyal to Trump. His office was just doors away from Trump’s in the West Wing of the White House, but he was forced out within just weeks after Trump's administration took office.
Recently a federal court judge allowed Flynn's brother and sister-in-laws' lawsuit against CNN to move forward.
Now, Flynn is suing House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to not appear before the January 6 Congressional committee.
Stay tuned for 2022.
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