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Clarke is just one of those sad hanger-ons that even Republicans don't like. He's desperate for attention from Trump, but any MAGA will do at this point.

Fortunately, Wisconsin is well aware of his abuse of power like this:

From Wikipedia:

In February 2017, a Detroit-area man, Dan Black, filed a harassment lawsuit against Clarke after Milwaukee deputies detained the man at the Milwaukee airport in January. The man had asked Clarke about his football team preference and shook his head at Clarke.[73]

On the tarmac, Clarke sent text messages to one of his captains, Mark Witek, directing sheriffs' deputies to detain Black. Clarke wrote: "Question for him is why he said anything to me. Why didn't he just keep his mouth shut? Follow him to baggage and out the door. You can escort me to carousel after I point him out."[74] After arriving at the airport, Black was "met by a group of six uniformed deputies and two dogs, all of whom were accompanied by the sheriff" who questioned him before releasing him.[73]

Airport surveillance video showed Black telling deputies: "He [Clarke] thinks because I asked who he is, he can exert that kind of power over me."[75] Local media reported that "at least one of the deputies who was ordered to confront Black didn't believe he had been disruptive."

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