Idiot of the Week: Shelby Busch Said She’d ‘Lynch’ Election Official

This week's idiot is Shelby Busch, a Top politician in Arizona's Maricopa County, who called for lynching the election official who is responsible for certifying votes and because the last election didn't go for Trump, she clearly said she would murder him by hanging. This woman, who claims to be a Christian, wants to murder an innocent man for doing his job, when the outcome doesn't suit her insanity.

Top Maricopa County GOP Official Said She’d ‘Lynch’ Election Official 

AZ Family June 26, 2024 

 PHOENIX (AZFamily) — A new viral video shows Shelby Busch, one of the leaders of the Maricopa County GOP, saying she’d lynch Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer.

video: https://youtu.be/AnEYtFuMi5Q?si=kc31uoM_QN--mlqc

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It’s not the first time Richer has faced threats or verbal insults from his own party. Over the past two years, Richer has received numerous death threats related to the last election.

Since the 2022 election, several men have been sentenced or indicted for threatening the county’s top election official. Richer said that kind of language has no place in politics

“If lynching is in your vocabulary you need to have a heart to heart with yourself,” Richer said. “That shouldn’t be in your vocabulary given the history of that term and it shouldn’t be on your vocabulary to say about anyone you with whom you disagree.”

We contacted the state GOP for comment but haven’t heard back.

Given the history of verbal abuse and threats he’s received from his party, Richer also said he was not going to vote this year for Donald Trump, Who has accused Richer of wrongdoing and pushed unsubstantiated claims that the elections have been rigged.

Richer’s comments followed the final debate before early voting starts next week.

Current state lawmaker Justin Heap and information technology management expert Don Hiatt are also running for county recorder. Unlike his opponents, Richer was the only candidate on stage who stated that the 2020 and 2022 elections were not stolen.

Busch responded to a request for comment from Arizona’s Family. She said: “Everyone knows I don’t like Richer. The statement was a joke and was said in jest. I do not condone and would never condone violence against anyone.”

The Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Phoenix and the ADL Desert also released a statement saying that they are appalled by these vile comments against Richer, who is Jewish.

“We urge Ms. Busch to retract and apologize, and the Maricopa County Republican Party to stand against such rhetoric,” the groups said.