President Trump, who has attacked Whitmer previously, has been encouraging protesters in Michigan and elsewhere for weeks.
"The Governor of Michigan should give a little, and put out the fire," Trump said in a reference to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer."These are very good people, but they are angry."Critics, some tweeting pictures of men with rifles posted near the door of the Michigan governor's office, said it may be difficult to compromise with people carrying weapons.Protesters who entered the Michigan statehouse demanded that Whitmer end the lockdown immediately, chanting "let us work.
Trump, who has attacked Whitmer previously, has been encouraging protesters in Michigan and elsewhere for weeks, at one pointTrump to Mike Pence: 'Don't call the woman in Michigan,' aka Gov. Gretchen Whitmer After the liberate tweets, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee told ABC News that it was dangerous to"have a president of the United States basically encourage insubordination, to encourage illegal activity."
Historian Joshua Zeitz, noting he once worked in a governor's office in New Jersey, said protesters with guns should not be accorded the kind of respect advocated by Trump. "You make an appointment to see the governor or staff," Zeitz tweeted."You don’t storm the State House with assault rifles and barricade the door to the Gov’s office. Doing so makes you a thug and a terorrist, not a 'good person.'"
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