When @GovWhitmer talks about a "rallying cry" and the danger of Trump's words, here's a timeline:
1. April 16, around 3,000 protesters, some of them also armed and chanting "Lock Her Up," descended on Lansing for “Operation Gridlock,” causing a massive traffic jam.
1. April 16, around 3,000 protesters, some of them also armed and chanting "Lock Her Up," descended on Lansing for “Operation Gridlock,” causing a massive traffic jam.
2. A day later, on April 17, Trump tweets "liberate Michigan"
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1251169217531056130?s=20
3. April 30: "State Sen. Polehanki tweets: Directly above me, men with rifles yelling at us. Some of my colleagues who own bullet proof vests are wearing them."
https://twitter.com/SenPolehanki/status/1255899318210314241?s=20
May 1: Trump tweets:
“The Governor of Michigan should give a little, and put out the fire. These are very good people, but they are angry. They want their lives back again, safely! See them, talk to them, make a deal.”
“The Governor of Michigan should give a little, and put out the fire. These are very good people, but they are angry. They want their lives back again, safely! See them, talk to them, make a deal.”
https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/1256202305680158720?lang=en
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