SEIU Pulls Endorsement of Michigan Regent Candidate in Light of Hezbollah Support

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SEIU pulls endorsement of Michigan regent candidate in light of Hezbollah support

The Michigan arm of the powerful SEIU labor union announced on Tuesday that it had rescinded its endorsement of Amir Makled, an attorney running for the University of Michigan board of regents, in light of Makled’s deleted social media posts praising the terrorist group Hezbollah. “This decision follows new information that was not available at the time our endorsement was made,” the statement read. “As an organization, we hold our endorsed cand…