As Republican Senators Thom Tillis and Ted Budd join sweeping bipartisan calls for an independent investigation into ICE’s fatal shooting of Alex Pretti, DC insider Michael Whatley is getting called out for staying silent: 

Asheville Watchdog: “Whatley is choosing to stay silent on this”

NC Newsline: “The campaign of Michael Whatley…did not respond to a request for comment. His campaign had not addressed the Minnesota shootings on its social media as of Monday afternoon.”

90.7 WFAE: “I looked through his social media and haven’t found any posts about Minneapolis. […] I also reached out to his campaign, and haven’t heard back.”

91.5 WUNC: “Michael Whatley, the presumed Republican candidate for North Carolina’s open Senate seat, has so far remained silent.”

“Michael Whatley’s refusal to condemn the death of an American citizen is disgusting and disqualifying,” said NCDP Spokesperson Mallory Payne. “Whatley will never be the independent voice North Carolinians deserve.”

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