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John James: “Michigan State University President Kevin Guskiewicz is…”

Featuring: John James, Republican | U.S. House, Michigan, District 10

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Mackinac Policy Conference Panel 2026

Published | Video Starts at 09:34

To treat it with dignity and to allow it to grow and flourish. I guarantee you, if we treat the businesses that we have with respect, if we allow it to flourish, you're not going to … Michigan State University President Kevin Guskiewicz is stepping aside because of the environment and tone in Michigan. … We are made for more than scrounging by and surviving. But the answers we need are not in Lansing. The answers that we need are among the 10 million people that make this state great in the first place. (09:34–09:40)

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Asserts that the MSU President is leaving due to the state's environment and tone.

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