Thousands of protestors gathered across the country this week to protest their governors' stay-at-home orders amid the coronavirus pandemic.
However, Capitol Police still had to shut down Richmond's Capitol Square, outside the General Assembly, because the number of people who attended violated a state executive order prohibiting 10 or more people from gathering who don't practice socially distancing.
Whitmer said she respects the right to protest, saying it does not violate the stay-at-home order, but she said many of the protesters put themselves and others at risk of contracting COVID-19.Trump threatens to invoke constitutional power to adjourn Congress because of hold-up over nominees About halfway through his briefing, Beshear acknowledged the protesters, saying "there's some noise in the background."
“Whenever we open up, however we do it, if people aren’t confident, if they don’t think they’re safe, they’re not going to go to restaurants, they’re not going to go to bars, they’re not going to really get back into society,” DeWine said.One protester questioned whether DeWine was truly a Republican, asking,"Don't he believe in less government? Small government?"
Deborah Palmer, a St. George resident who owns a small business, says that her concern for her family's job security is what brought her out to the march.
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