Protesters in Michigan have disregarded the stay-at-home directive imposed on the city, demanding its immediate suspension of the directive.
The protesters who trooped out in cars and on foot on Thursday April 16, 2020, flouted state’s stay-at-home order to demand the state be reopened.
“It’s time for our state to be opened up,” said one protester in her car.
“We’re tired of not being able to buy the things that we need, go to the hairdressers. It’s time to open up,” another protester said.
While responding hours after the protest, the state’s Governor, Gretchen Whitmer, stated that, “I understood the frustration but the sad about the demonstration.”
“It could have further spread the virus and therefore created the need to extend Michigan’s stay-at-home order. So far, 1,900 Michigan residents have died due to the coronavirus,” he added.
Whitmer was the main target of armed pro-Trump protesters, with some chanting ‘lock her up’ on the steps of Lansing’s town hall.
