Trump backers protest against Michigan stay-at-home orders imposed by Governor Gretchen Whitmer to stop the coronavirus
LANSING, Mich. - Thousands of demonstrators in cars with horns honking thronged around Michigan’s state Capitol on Wednesday, some chanting “lock her up,” to protest against stay-at-home orders imposed by Governor Gretchen Whitmer to stop the coronavirus.
Michigan has faced one of the country’s fastest-growing infection rates for the new coronavirus, with more than 27,000 confirmed cases and nearly 1,800 deaths from COVID-19, the highly contagious lung disease caused by the virus. Whitmer also is a co-chair of Biden’s campaign and previously drew national attention by trading jabs with Republican President Donald Trump over the spread of the coronavirus in her state.
Although the unprecedented restrictions have worked to curtail the spread of the virus, they also have strangled the economy, idling millions of workers, upending financial markets and leading to forecasts of a deep recession. The boisterous but peaceful midday rally in Lansing drew at least 2,000 vehicles filled with protesters, their horns and car radios blaring.
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