Hall plays both sides in DeSana, Thompson House GOP conflict

By: Ben Solis

Outlets: Michigan Advance

Published: June 19, 2026

Words: 464

Last Updated: 1 month ago

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Michigan House Speaker Matt Hall on Thursday praised state Reps. Jamie Thompson (R-Brownstown) and Jim DeSana (R-Carleton) as essential cogs in his GOP caucus, but stopped short of condemning disparaging comments DeSana made against Thompson and other House Republicans in leaked audio.

The Detroit News reported Thursday that DeSana denigrated Thompson in a Zoom conversation with Monroe Republicans on March 1. Those recordings were shared earlier this week with the News, in which DeSana …

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