While COVID spreads in Wisconsin, GOP spreads misinformation.

MADISON - On Friday, former Sheriff David Clarke will headline a rally in Madison to call for a full forensic audit of the presidential election in Wisconsin.

Senator Melissa Agard (D-Madison) released the following statement:

“While COVID-19 continues to spread in Wisconsin, Republicans are more focused on spreading misinformation about the 2020 election. This rally is embarrassing and hurtful. It erodes trust in government and takes our eye off the very real issues we should be working together to address. No one in the state legislature is questioning the results of their own election yet Republicans somehow believe extreme conspiracy theories about the presidential results. This rally is a farce and merely an attempt to stoke the flames of division.

“Businesses are still recovering. Schools are working hard to prepare for the upcoming school year. Our local communities are tightening their belts while doing their best to maintain essential services for the people they serve. Instead of tackling these problems, Wisconsin Republicans are joining up with a disgraced former Sheriff to perpetuate something that is simply not true and harms our state and its people.”