SAGINAW TWP, MI -- A pro-Trump event scheduled for Sept. 11 at a Saginaw Township pizza place has been cancelled after threats were received by the business.

In an Aug. 19 statement from G's Pizzeria Bar & Grill, 3823 Bay Road, the business points out "The event was created by the Republicans of Saginaw in which they planned on hosting a private dinner event for their constituents."

The business claims "Through various media outlets and individuals on social media platforms, the event was misconstrued into being defined as a "rally" for the republican party" that led to "numerous amounts of threats, protest, and negative communication."

Chris Galea, owner of G's Pizzeria locations in Saginaw Township and West Branch, could not be immediately reached Sunday afternoon, but the statement notes "To secure the safety of G's Pizzerias' staff, customers, and the local community, they find it in their best interest to cancel said event."

Meshawn Maddock, founder and co-chairperson of Michigan Trump Republicans that helped organize the event, said the threats have included "anti-Trump" statements and physical violence.

"We've also been personally victimized this way," said Maddock, alleging she's been threatened and called a racist on her own Facebook page because of her support for Trump.

She said gatherings by the group -- not affiliated with the state's Republican party -- include discussion of news stories, fielding questions from Trump supporters, providing updates on goings-on at the White House, and helping to get the president re-elected to a second term in 2020.

"Now more than every we just feel compelled to share we are protecting our president. We're doubling down and we are here to protect him," she said. "We want to support other candidates that support President Trump's agenda. "The 2018 election in Michigan is also very important to us."

When asked why people would make threats, Maddock responded "I think there is an absolute concerted effort to try and remove Mr. Trump from his presidency."

"There are people that are fanning the flames. I think there are good people that are being manipulated into thinking bad things," she commented, adding Trump has people of different religions in his family, as well as women and people of color in positions of authority in the White House.

"For him to be labeled a racist is horrible to me," said Maddock, who also serves as Oakland County co-chair for the Trump campaign in Michigan and a national delegate for Trump.

The statement from G's Pizzeria concluded the business "does not have any tolerance for racial hatred and does not take a political stance as a business."

Maddock said the group "abhor those people" in reference to white supremacists and neo-Nazis recently gathered in Charlottesville, Va., but she added "It's a given and it should have been a given from his first statement" that Trump does not support those groups.

Some political leaders criticized Trump for not immediately condemning the groups by name, which Maddock disagreed with and claimed is part of the push from both sides of the political aisle to try and remove the president.

"I don't just blame the left," she said. "I hate to say it it's people within our own party. We elected him. We gave him a job to do."

While the upcoming event at G's Pizzeria has been cancelled, Maddock said a new event has been scheduled for Tuesday, Sept. 12 at the G's Pizzeria in West Branch.

"We applaud G's Pizzeria and the Galea family for their stand for everyone's constitutional 1st amendment rights and their strong community presence," she said.

The group is also looking for a larger venue in the Saginaw and Flint area, such as a VFW hall or gun club, where it can host as event following a boost in registration after the recent media attention, according to Maddock.

An Aug. 15 gathering of Michigan Trump Republicans at Block Brewing Co. in Howell drew 200 people, with upcoming events planned in Hesperia, Lansing, Troy, and Grand Rapids.