Hundreds of protesters, some armed, gathered at Michigan's state Capitol in Lansing objecting to Governor Gretchen Whitmer's request to extend emergency powers to combat COVID-19
DETROIT/LANSING, Mich. - Hundreds of protesters, some armed, gathered at Michigan’s state Capitol in Lansing on Thursday objecting to Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s request to extend emergency powers to combat COVID-19, an appeal Republican lawmakers ignored.
Many people at Thursday’s “American Patriot Rally”, including militia group members carrying firearms and people with pro-Trump signs, appeared to be ignoring state social-distancing guidelines as they clustered together within 6 feet of each other. People had their temperature taken by police as they entered. Inside, they sang the national anthem and chanted: “Let us work.”
They also said Whitmer’s stay-at-home order violated constitutional rights, and urged people to open their businesses on May 1 in disregard of her order.State authorities have warned that protesters could be ticketed for violating social-distancing rules.
Whitmer is likely to veto moves to limit her authority, and state Democrats denounced the Republican efforts as political theater.
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