Michael Whatley On The Issues
Michael Whatley Is A Swampy Lobbyist and DC Insider
- Whatley’s firm, HBW Resources, lobbied for oil and gas companies.
- Whatley was Executive Vice President of the Consumer Energy Alliance, which fought clean air rules to limit emissions from extracting methane.
Michael Whatley Is A Threat To North Carolinians’ Health Care & Benefits
- Opposed Medicaid expansion in North Carolina
- Backed the Big Ugly Bill that would:
- Strip healthcare from over 650,000 North Carolinians
- Cut $32 billion in federal funding
- Put 5 rural hospitals at risk of closure
- Slash SNAP benefits for 1.4 million resident
- Raise energy costs in the state by up to 18%
Michael Whatley Supports Trump’s Economy-Killing Tariffs
- Defended Trump’s tariffs, damaging the state’s farmers, businesses and economy.
Michael Whatley Is An Anti-Abortion Extremist
- Celebrated the overturning of Gov. Cooper’s veto of a 12-week abortion ban.
- Praised the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v Wade.
- Under his leadership, the North Carolina GOP opposed IVF.
- Called for electing “pro-life majorities” across North Carolina.
Michael Opposes North Carolina Values:
- Praised Scandal-Ridden Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson
- Claimed “we need more candidates like Mark in politics.”
- Called Robinson the “greatest Lt. Governor in the United States.”
Michael Whatley Is A Proud Election Denier
- Whatley was described as “a Stop the Steal guy.”
- Claimed “massive fraud” occurred in the 2020 election.
- Accused states like Michigan and Pennsylvania of blocking Republican observers.
- As RNC Co-Chair, pushed national election denialism.
- Oversaw RNC phone campaigns falsely claiming Democrats committed “massive fraud.”
- Downplayed Republicans’ role in the Jan. 6 Insurrection.
- Tweeted that “violent protestors” were “unjustified and unacceptable” – then deleted it.
- Claimed most of those arrested for Jan. 6 “were not necessarily Republican voters.”
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