Michigan governor extends lockdown, despite Trump and protests
Posted by Robert Leonard / May 3, 2020An overwhelming majority of Americans, 81%, say that lockdown restrictions should not be lifted if it means coronavirus will spread. Nevertheless, a small number of protestors and presidential support for protests is causing problems.
President Trump sent a series of tweets urging citizens to violate Democratic governors’ stay-at-home orders. Jay Inslee has called the tweets “unhinged” and “illegal,” since they’re calling for domestic insurrection.
Thousands of protestors have flocked to California beach to protest the stay-at-home orders. Similar protests occurred in the state’s capitol, and dozens of protestors were arrested. Three protestors were also arrested in Hawaii at a Change.org-advertised rally. In Texas, a park ranger who warned crowds about social distancing rules was shoved off a dock and into the water, leading to the arrest of one man.
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