Donald Trump has made a career out of dividing people. Unless you’re one of his sycophants, he brands you as the enemy. He thinks in absolutes—like a Sith Lord—and his “my way or else” attitude has held America back.
MAGA Michele Weiss has the same problem.
She talks about “getting along,” but the record shows otherwise.
She opposed Susan Infeld when she was mayor.
And because she can’t control him, she constantly clashes with Mayor Michael Dylan Brennan.
It’s not just the mayors. City directors have walked away rather than keep dealing with MAGA Michele. Along with her ally Council Member Win Weizer, she’s driven off an alarming list of leaders, including:
Economic Development Director
Susan Drucker
City Engineer
Joe Ciuni
Service Director
Jeff Pokorny
Assistant Service Director
John Puccella
Law Director
Luke McConville
Housing Director
Geoff Englebrecht
City Prosecutor
Stephanie Scalise
And her fights don’t stop there.
MAGA Michele has picked Trump-style battles with:
The Cleveland Heights–University Heights School Board
John Carroll University administration
John Carroll University students
John Carroll University athletic department
Gesu
High school football teams from St. Ignatius and Benedictine
Bialy’s Bagels
Dunkin’ Donuts
Friends of The Walt
Heights–Hillcrest
Regional Chamber of Commerce
Rust Belt Riders
Cuyahoga County Solid Waste District
University Heights Charter Review Commission
University Heights Juneteenth Committee
University Heights Sustainability Committee
Fellow Council Members Brian King & Chris Cooney
Fire Chief
Robert Perko and the UHFD
Police Chief
Dustin Rogers and the UHPD
Chief of Staff
Deanna Bremer Fisher
Communications Director
Mike Cook
Service Director Allen Pennington
and the Service Department
Housing Director
Markel Davis
Purvis Park female lifeguards (calling their clothing immodest)
Pro-choice women
Fair District advocates
Ranked Choice Voting proponents
Dispute Resolution Moderator
Mark Chupp
Ohio’s Sunshine Laws
The pattern is clear: like her hero Donald Trump, MAGA Michele just can’t get along. Her combative temperament doesn’t just make public meetings unpleasant—it holds University Heights back.
University Heights deserves better than endless division.
