Protesters demanding an end to shutdown orders gathered in streets and outside several states' capitol buildings on Saturday, a day after President Trump posted a series of tweets calling for demonstrators to 'LIBERATE' certain states.
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On Friday, Trump tweeted"LIBERATE MINNESOTA," and then,"LIBERATE MICHIGAN" and"LIBERATE VIRGINIA, and save your great 2nd Amendment. It is under siege!"The president's encouragement of various state protests appeared to run in the face of his announcement Thursday that he wouldDemonstrators protest during a "Reopen Maryland" rally outside the State House in Annapolis, Md.
Demonstrators are often seen waving"Don't Tread on Me" flags and wearing"Make America Great Again" hats. Many seem concerned with their inability to work due to business closures, a worry spreading across the country asDemonstrators protest during during a "Reopen Maryland" rally outside the State House in Annapolis, Md, calling on the state to lift stay-at-home orders due to the coronavirus pandemic, on April 18, 2020.
"The guidelines that were issued yesterday were all about equipping our governors and their health officials with our very best recommendations," Pence said,"all the while assuring all of their citizens and the American people that we will continue to partner with our states to make sure that they have the equipment, the medical supplies and the testing to enter into that reopening plan in an orderly and safe way.
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