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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/may/03/michigan- gretchen-whitmer-lockdown-protest-racism
Governor Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan issued a rebuke of the
armed protesters who gathered inside the state capitol last week
in defiance of statewide lockdown orders, saying the
demonstrators embodied some of the “worst racism” of the
nation’s history.
“Some of the outrageousness of what happened at our capitol
depicted some of the worst racism and awful parts of our history
in this country,” Whitmer said during a Sunday interview on
CNN’s State of the Union.
Last week Donald Trump had said of the protesters: “These are
very good people.”
Hundreds of protesters, many not wearing protective face masks
and some armed legally with “long guns”, gathered inside the
statehouse in Lansing on Thursday as lawmakers debated the
Democratic governor’s request to extend her emergency powers to
combat the coronavirus pandemic. The tightly packed crowd
attempted to enter the floor of the legislative chamber and were
held back by a line of state police and capitol staff, according
to video footage posted by local journalists.
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