MI-GOV: Was John James (R) in Turks and Caicos? He wasn't at a gun range

[RandySF]

U.S. Rep. John James, one of the leading contenders for the Republican nomination for governor, may have diverted attention from a TMZ report last week that he was vacationing in the Turks and Caicos while some federal employees aren’t getting paychecks by posting a video of himself at a gun range....

Except the footage was from August, when he shot target practice with a writer from the Michigan Enjoyer, a James-friendly online outlet of mysterious origin that published a glowing article last summer about the candidate’s mission to restore manliness in Michigan.

Then on Friday, on the Tigers’ Opening Day, the two-term congressman from Shelby Township posted a photo of himself and his sons at Comerica Park that seemed to suggest he was at the ballpark for the first home game against the St. Louis Cardinals.

Except he wasn’t. James' spokeswoman admitted as much without confirming the TMZ report that he was vacationing in the Caribbean, which was based on a photo the liberal X account Distill Social obtained and published Thursday afternoon.



https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/2026/04/04/john-james-turks-and-caicos-vacation-michigan-enjoyer-gun-range-target-practice-tigers-opening-day/89448145007/

[Buckeyeblue]

1. John James is nuts. The two leading contenders for the Republican nomination for MI gov are nuts

Perry Johnson is the other. He is just as crazy. James is a two time state-wide closer. Perry Johnson looks like a circus freak. He wants to end state income tax with no funds replacement.

[multigraincracker]

2. Wants to end property taxes too.

No plan to pay for schools.