Critics are blasting Robert Regan, a Republican nominee for the Michigan House of Representatives, for publicly comparing the 2020 presidential election to a rape.
"I tell my daughters, 'Well, if rape is inevitable, you should just lie back and enjoy it,'" Regan joked on a Facebook livestream.
"That was a shameful comment," said Amber Harris, a Republican strategist, of Regan's rape remarks. The livestream's host, Adam de Angeli, told WXMI that Regan "misspoke," adding, "Maybe not the best analogy, but he was speaking extemporaneously."
Advocates say rape victims are often asked why they didn't "fight back" and are often blamed for their own rape because they "secretly enjoyed it."
The livestream was sponsored by the conservative Michigan Rescue Coalition, which supports former President Donald Trump's baseless claim that the 2020 election was "stolen." Regan said that, if elected, he'd continue to support efforts to decertify the election and "give it back to the rightful owner," Donald Trump.
To counterbalance Regan's assertion, WXMI reported that Trump's election fraud claims have been debunked by numerous audits, court rulings and investigations.
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