The network and its most important viewer, Donald Trump, are amplifying the voices of a small but vocal minority protesting state lockdown orders
with contact information for those who wished to join the Wisconsin Freedom Rally. On Friday conservative talk radio giantthe protesters by citing historic examples of American bravery and sacrifice, including U.S. involvement “in World War II,” adding, “This shutdown, and hunkering down in total fear, is not a hallmark of American history.”
Moving in lockstep with his media allies, the president has personally incited the protests, writing in three separate tweets on Friday, “LIBERATE MINNESOTA,” “LIBERATE MICHIGAN,” and “LIBERATE VIRGINIA...save your great 2nd Amendment.
Trump’s outspoken support marks the latest flashpoint in the White House’s ongoing war with states amid the pandemic. A number of governors aired theirwho asserted that now is “not the time for protests, this is not the time for divisiveness”; and Washington governorwho condemned Trump’s fostering of “illegal activity” and said, “It is dangerous because it can inspire people to ignore things that actually can save their lives.
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