Knuckledragging right-wing moron of the day: State Rep. Matthew Maddock of Michigan [View all]

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Michigan lawmaker says 'illegal invaders' landed at DTW. They were NCAA basketball teams.


(Detroit Free Press) A Michigan lawmaker is taking flak online for mistaking student athletes traveling to Detroit for this weekend's NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament games for "illegal invaders."

At around 8:30 p.m. Wednesday, state Rep. Matthew Maddock, R-Milford, posted a photo of three buses on a tarmac near an Allegiant Airlines jet at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW) with the caption "Happening right now. Three busses (sic) just loaded up with illegal invaders at Detroit Metro. Anyone have any idea where they’re headed with their police escort?"

But there weren't "illegal invaders" onboard — the buses were carrying the four men's basketball teams competing in Detroit for this weekend's Sweet 16 and Elite Eight games, a Wayne County Airport Authority (WCAA) spokesperson confirmed to the Free Press.

"The four men’s basketball teams competing in the NCAA Tournament’s Sweet 16 at Little Caesars Arena arrived at DTW Wednesday evening. The buses seen in a photograph circulating online were transporting the basketball teams and their respective staffs," a WCAA spokesperson said over email. ...................(more)

https://www.freep.com/story/news/politics/2024/03/28/rep-maddock-calls-ncaa-basketball-teams-at-dtw-illegal-invaders/73130088007/