“We’ve got to get through this in spite of Donald Trump. But it has been an irresponsible, incompetent, and in many ways disgraceful performance.”

A Howell man vying for Rep. Elissa Slotkin's congressional seat appeared to violate a social distancing order when he took a selfie with a group of protesters in Lansing Wednesday, one of whom was flashing a white supremacist symbol.

Mike Detmer, a real estate agent and Republican, was one of thousands who gathered for the hourslong "Operation Gridlock" protest outside the Capitol, which was initially billed as a vehicular protest. But Detmer, like many, got out of his car, grinning for a photo with a cluster of about a dozen people. In the background, a nearby truck beared a sign that read "Proud Boys," a Southern Poverty Law Center-designated hate group known for its anti-Muslim and misogynistic rhetoric.

Detmer posted the photo to his Facebook page; it has since been taken down. He could not immediately be reached for comment.