Birmingham Lawmaker Shocked By State Rep Wearing QAnon Button

BIRMINGHAM, MI — Michigan Rep. Mari Manoogian, a Democrat from Birmingham, said she was "shocked" to see a fellow state lawmaker wearing a button that displayed an American flag with a gold "Q" on it.

State Rep. Daire Rendon, a Republican from Lake City, wore the button to a rally outside the Capitol on Tuesday, where supporters of former President Donald Trump demanded a “forensic audit” of the 2020 presidential election results.

The letter and symbol has become synonymous with a right-wing conspiracy theory movement called QAnon, which has precipitated voting fraud in the 2020 U.S. Presidential Election.

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When pressed about the button, Rendon responded that it's “a flag with a Q on it,” and that “the Q is the highest level of security in the federal government.”

The first time I saw her wearing it on the floor of the House I was shocked. But honestly, this is par for the course with the Michigan GOP. https://t.co/IuEJgrxFs7
— Mari Manoogian (@MariManoogian) October 12, 2021

While speaking at the rally, Rendon claimed evidence from Maricopa County in Arizona and Antrim County in Michigan shows voting irregularities and fraud. A report on Maricopa County's 2020 election reaffirmed President Joe Biden's victory in Arizona and the Michigan Senate found no voter fraud in Antrim County.

Manoogian then went on to blast state representatives who claim the 2020 elections were filled with voter fraud, and suggested “someone should ask them if they’re all completely cool with continuing to serve with all this “widespread fraud” they’re complaining about.”