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Its apparently intellectually casual Friday at the White House, where President Trump, in a series of tweets, has delved deeper into the crazy to signal his support for protesters opposing state social-distancing orders aimed at stemming the spread of the coronavirus.
At 11:21 Friday morning, our itchy president tweeted Liberate Minnesota! before following up a minute later with Liberate Michigan! and three minutes later with Liberate Virginia, and save your great 2nd Amendment. It is under siege!
Trumps tweets come as demonstrators in Minnesota, Michigan, and Virginia are all holding protests of public-health orders in their states intended to curb COVID-19 infections by mandating business closures and encouraging residents to stay in their homes unless theyre conducting essential business.
Trumps language is vague, but its no mystery what hes talking about. The states on Trumps list are all home to protests, including one in St. Paul organized via a Facebook group called Liberate Minnesota, local ABC affiliate KSTP reports.
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/trump-tweets-liberate-michigan-minnesota-virginia-986035/
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(70,303 posts)Matthew Gertz
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Minutes after a Fox News segment on a protest against social distancing measures outside the Minnesota governor's office, by conservative "Liberate Minnesota" group, Trump tweets "LIBERATE MINNESOTA!"
Left, Fox's America's Newsroom, 11:19 a.m.
Right, Trump, 11:21 a.m.
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You can pretty much count on that.