State Senator and Michigan Republican Party Chairman Jim Runestad (White Lake) didn’t mince words when a left-wing nutcase was arrested after trying and failing to firebomb the Dickinson County Republican Party headquarters in Iron Mountain, Michigan.
“On Saturday, a liberal Antifa scumbag threw a Molotov cocktail at the Dickinson County Republican County headquarters. Fortunately, the beta scumbag didn’t have enough arm strength to get his bomb through the window,” he wrote Tuesday on X.
Runestad told Michigan Advance that it was his hope that law enforcement and the courts continue to go after violent offenders with political motives. He also noted that there were two shattered Molotov cocktail devices found at the scene.
“So often I see them treat them with kid gloves,” Runestad said. “This kind of violent extremist action has got to be made an example of.”
Runestad also posted surveillance footage of the incident to his X account.
The Dickinson County GOP said the attack failed “due to the incompetence of the suspect and no significant damage was done.”
“We are grateful to God that no one was injured and continue to pray for all involved,” the party wrote in a news release issued Sunday.
The perpetrator, Zayn Arcand, was charged with arson and use of an incendiary device. The self-described “emo goth punk” goes by “he/they” pronouns. He said his crime was “to send a message against corruption,” whatever that means.
