President Trump expressed support Friday for armed protesters who had stormed the Michigan Capitol, demanding the state lift coronavirus restrictions, as researchers estimated that the coronavirus pandemic could stretch on for two more years.
Trump tweeted Friday that “these are very good people, but they are angry. They want their lives back again, safely!”
Trump said Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) “should give a little, and put out the fire.”
Hundreds of people, including a militia group armed with military-style rifles, rushed the State Capitol in Lansing on Thursday, with some forcing their way into the building and facing off with law enforcement. An angry mob screamed “Lock Her Up” and insults about Whitmer.
Trump’s “very good people” language recalled his wording nearly three years ago, when he said there were “very fine people on both sides” at a deadly white supremacist rally in Charlottesville.
“See them, talk to them, make a deal,” Trump wrote Friday.
It is not clear what kind of deal Trump had in mind, but he has rooted for states to lift many of the tightest restrictions on movement and commerce and allowed a national stay-at-home recommendation to expire Thursday night.
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The great leader will use anyone gullible enough to believe his bullshit for political headlines and admiration.
All hail the great leader, 65k dead and counting