Trump on Friday
LIBERATE MINNESOTA!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 17, 2020
LIBERATE MICHIGAN!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 17, 2020
LIBERATE VIRGINIA, and save your great 2nd Amendment. It is under siege!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 17, 2020
Senator Murphy (D - CT) responded:
Let’s not normalize this: the President of the United States is encouraging citizens to engage in armed rebellion.
— Chris Murphy (@ChrisMurphyCT) April 17, 2020
He sent this tweet a day after his supporters showed up with assault weapons at state capitols. He knows what’s he’s doing. https://t.co/25XGY5BbmA
See more analysis from NBC News:
In Trump's 'LIBERATE' tweets, extremists see a call to arms
Fox News' Laura Ingraham reacts
How many of those who urged our govt to help liberate the Iraqis, Syrians, Kurds, Afghanis, etc., are as committed now to liberating Virginia, Minnesota, California, etc?
— Laura Ingraham (@IngrahamAngle) April 17, 2020
Huh?
Trump adviser Stephen Moore compares the protesters to Rosa Parks
Congratulations to Trump adviser Stephen Moore on a comment at once strikingly stupid and deeply offensive.
— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) April 18, 2020
“I call these people the modern-day Rosa Parks — they are protesting against injustice and a loss of liberties.” https://t.co/2V1mhWFDC9 pic.twitter.com/TJIa4EZnap
Local Ogden coverage?
On page A4 of this morning's Wheeling News-Register is the first 25% of a long Associated Press article on reopening the country:
Governors Feel heat to Reopen From Protesters,Trump
The original AP article provides an update on the virus, Trump's tweets, and considerable depth on the protest rallies. Unfortunately for local readers, we get only some of the information on the rallies, three paragraphs on the virus, and, despite the article's title, nothing on Trump's "heat" on the governors. Here, for example, are the first two deleted paragraphs:
Trump, whose administration waited months to bolster stockpiles of key medical supplies and equipment, appeared to back protesters.
“LIBERATE MINNESOTA!” “LIBERATE MICHIGAN!” “LIBERATE VIRGINIA, ” Trump said in a tweet-storm in which he also lashed out at New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, a Democrat, for criticizing the federal response. Cuomo “should spend more time ‘doing’ and less time ‘complaining,’” the president said.
